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oversee

/ˈəʊvəˌsi/OH-vur-see
/ˈoʊvɚˌsi/OH-vur-see

Meaninglook down on

Common meaning: supervise

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishofersēon‘look down on’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftslook down on → observeouersen‘observe’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsobserve → superviseoversee‘supervise’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English ofersēon ‘look down on’.

Roots

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