Overseen

verb

/oʊ.vɚ.sin/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.verbTo survey, look at something in a wide angle.

2.verbTo supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.

"It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds."

3.verbTo inspect, examine

"Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers."

4.verbTo fail to see; to overlook, ignore.

5.verbTo observe secretly or unintentionally.

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