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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

supervisionare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: superviʣioˈnaːre

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Supervise/ˈsuː.pɚ.vaɪz/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il supervisore controllerà il progetto."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To oversee and direct the execution of a task or the work of others.

    "The manager will supervise the new project to ensure it meets all deadlines."
  2. 2

    To watch over and be responsible for someone or something.

    "Teachers supervise students during the examination to prevent cheating."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin verb 'supervidere', meaning 'to oversee', composed of Latin 'super-' (over) and 'videre' (to see). Entered English in the late 16th century via Anglo-French and ecclesiastical administrative language to denote the direct oversight of work or behavior.

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