Supervising — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

watch and direct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːpɚvˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːpəvˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːpəvˌaɪzɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈuːpɚvˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

Who is overseeing this project?
we are monitoring the air quality
the police monitor the suspect's moves

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supervision oversight manage oversee superintendence supervise superintend monitor

Parts of Speech

noun	management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
verb	watch and direct “Who is overseeing this project?”
verb	keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance “we are monitoring the air quality”

Word Forms

supervise	verb	watch and direct
superintend	verb	watch and direct
overseer	noun	a person who directs and manages an organization
supervisory	adjective	of or limited to or involving supervision
supervision	noun	management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
supervisor	noun	one who supervises or has charge and direction of
supervising	noun	management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
superintendent	noun	a person who directs and manages an organization
superintendence	noun	management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
manageable	adjective	capable of being managed or controlled
management	noun	the act of managing something
manager	noun	(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
monitor	noun	a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
monitoring	noun	the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beaufsichtigend

Management durch Überwachung der Leistung oder des Betriebs einer Person oder Gruppe

🇫🇷French

surveillance

gestion en supervisant la performance ou le fonctionnement d’une personne ou d’un groupe

🇪🇸Spanish

supervisando

Gestión mediante la supervisión del desempeño u operación de una persona o grupo.

🇮🇹Italian

supervisionare

gestione supervisionando le prestazioni o il funzionamento di una persona o di un gruppo

🇳🇱Dutch

toezicht houden

management door toezicht te houden op de prestaties of werking van een persoon of groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

supervisionar

gestão, supervisionando o desempenho ou operação de uma pessoa ou grupo

🇷🇺Russian

надзор

управление путем наблюдения за деятельностью или деятельностью человека или группы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निगरानी

किसी व्यक्ति या समूह के प्रदर्शन या संचालन की देखरेख करके प्रबंधन

🇧🇩Bengali

তত্ত্বাবধান

কোনো ব্যক্তি বা গোষ্ঠীর কর্মক্ষমতা বা অপারেশন তত্ত্বাবধান করে ব্যবস্থাপনা

🇮🇳Tamil

மேற்பார்வை

ஒரு நபர் அல்லது குழுவின் செயல்திறன் அல்லது செயல்பாட்டை மேற்பார்வையிடுவதன் மூலம் மேலாண்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

పర్యవేక్షిస్తున్నారు

ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా సమూహం యొక్క పనితీరు లేదా కార్యకలాపాలను పర్యవేక్షించడం ద్వారా నిర్వహణ

🇮🇳Marathi

पर्यवेक्षण

एखाद्या व्यक्तीच्या किंवा गटाच्या कार्यप्रदर्शन किंवा ऑपरेशनचे निरीक्षण करून व्यवस्थापन

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેખરેખ

વ્યક્તિ અથવા જૂથની કામગીરી અથવા કામગીરીની દેખરેખ દ્વારા સંચાલન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ವಿಚಾರಣೆ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪಿನ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಷಮತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಮೇಲ್ವಿಚಾರಣೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മേൽനോട്ടം വഹിക്കുന്നു

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെയോ ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെയോ പ്രകടനത്തിനോ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിനോ മേൽനോട്ടം വഹിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ മാനേജ്മെൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਚਾਲਨ ਦੀ ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ ਕਰਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

نگرانی

کسی شخص یا گروہ کی کارکردگی یا آپریشن کی نگرانی کرکے انتظام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

监督

通过监督个人或团体的表现或运作进行管理

🇯🇵Japanese

監督する

個人またはグループの業績または運営を監督することによる管理

🇰🇷Korean

감독

개인이나 그룹의 성과나 운영을 감독하여 관리하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giám sát

quản lý bằng cách giám sát hiệu suất hoặc hoạt động của một người hoặc một nhóm

🇹🇭Thai

การกำกับดูแล

บริหารจัดการโดยการกำกับดูแลการปฏิบัติงานหรือการปฏิบัติการของบุคคลหรือกลุ่มบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengawasi

manajemen dengan mengawasi kinerja atau operasi seseorang atau kelompok

🇵🇭Filipino

nangangasiwa

pamamahala sa pamamagitan ng pangangasiwa sa pagganap o pagpapatakbo ng isang tao o grupo

🇲🇾Malay

menyelia

pengurusan dengan mengawasi prestasi atau operasi seseorang atau kumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإشراف

الإدارة من خلال الإشراف على أداء أو تشغيل شخص أو مجموعة

🇮🇷Persian

نظارت

مدیریت با نظارت بر عملکرد یا عملکرد یک فرد یا گروه

🇹🇷Turkish

denetlemek

Bir kişinin veya grubun performansını veya operasyonunu denetleyerek yönetim

🇮🇱Hebrew

פיקוח

ניהול על ידי פיקוח על הביצועים או הפעולה של אדם או קבוצה

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The primary meaning of 'supervising' is 'management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group'.

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