supervision

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UK/ˌs(j)uːpəˈvɪʒən/Canada, US/ˌsupɚˈvɪʒən/Canada, US/ˈsupɚˌvɪʒən/Australia/ˌsʉːpəˈvɪʒən/

noun

The act or instance of supervising.

“Do not attempt this without adequate supervision.”

Similar
supervisingsuperintendenceoversight
OriginLatin supervisiō →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounsupervision (countable and uncountable, plural supervisions)

plural supervisions

  1. uncountableThe act or instance of supervising.

    Under his parents' supervision he drilled the holes in the wood.

  2. uncountableResponsible oversight.

    Do not attempt this without adequate supervision.

  3. countableCambridge UniversityA tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
supervisingsuperintendenceoversight
Broader
managementdirection
Also see
administrationoversightsuperintendence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsupervisiō
  2. Englishsupervision

From Latin supervisiō.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἔποψις
  • ἔποψις (épopsis)the act or instance of supervising
Chinese Mandarin 監督 /监督, 管理
  • 監督 /监督 (jiāndū)the act or instance of supervising
  • 管理 (guǎnlǐ)the act or instance of supervising
  • 監視 /监视 (jiānshì)the act or instance of supervising
Czech dohled
  • dohledthe act or instance of supervising
Dutch supervisie, toezicht
  • supervisiethe act or instance of supervising
  • toezichtthe act or instance of supervising
Finnish valvonta
  • valvontathe act or instance of supervising
French supervision, surveillance
  • supervisionthe act or instance of supervising
  • surveillancethe act or instance of supervising
German Aufsicht, Beaufsichtigung
  • Aufsichtthe act or instance of supervising
  • Beaufsichtigungthe act or instance of supervising
Greek εποπτεία, επίβλεψη
  • εποπτεία (epopteía)the act or instance of supervising
  • επίβλεψη (epívlepsi)the act or instance of supervising
  • επιστασία (epistasía)the act or instance of supervising
Hindi पर्यवेक्षण
  • पर्यवेक्षण (paryavekṣaṇ)the act or instance of supervising
Hungarian felügyelet, ellenőrzés
  • felügyeletthe act or instance of supervising
  • ellenőrzésthe act or instance of supervising
  • szupervízióthe act or instance of supervising
Indonesian supervisi, penyeliaan
  • supervisithe act or instance of supervising
  • penyeliaanthe act or instance of supervising
Japanese 監督
  • 監督 (kantoku)the act or instance of supervising
Korean 감독
  • 감독 (gamdok)the act or instance of supervising
Portuguese supervisão
  • supervisãothe act or instance of supervising
Romanian supervizare, supraveghere
  • supervizarethe act or instance of supervising
  • supravegherethe act or instance of supervising
Russian надзо́р, надсмо́тр
  • надзо́р (nadzór)the act or instance of supervising
  • надсмо́тр (nadsmótr)the act or instance of supervising
  • заве́дование (zavédovanije)the act or instance of supervising
  • контро́ль (kontrólʹ)the act or instance of supervising
  • управле́ние (upravlénije)the act or instance of supervising
Swedish tillsyn
  • tillsynthe act or instance of supervising
Turkish gözetim
  • gözetimthe act or instance of supervising
Ukrainian на́гляд
  • на́гляд (náhljad)the act or instance of supervising
Cite this entry
APA

supervision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervision

MLA

“supervision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervision. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supervision,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervision.

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