noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌs(j)uːpəˈvɪʒən/
Canada, General-American:/ˌsupɚˈvɪʒən/
Canada, General-American:/ˈsupɚˌvɪʒən/
California, Southern:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˌsʉːpəˈvɪʒən/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act or instance of supervising.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Under his parents' supervision he drilled the holes in the wood.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Responsible oversight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Do not attempt this without adequate supervision.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: Cambridge University
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: supervising, superintendence, oversight
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: management, direction
Narrower terms: invigilation
History
Etymology
From Latin supervisiō.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
на́гляд
(náhljad)
— the act or instance of supervising
Chinese Mandarin:
監督 /监督
(jiāndū)
— the act or instance of supervising
Chinese Mandarin:
管理
(guǎnlǐ)
— the act or instance of supervising
Chinese Mandarin:
監視 /监视
(jiānshì)
— the act or instance of supervising
Czech:
dohled
— the act or instance of supervising
Dutch:
supervisie
— the act or instance of supervising
Dutch:
toezicht
— the act or instance of supervising
Finnish:
valvonta
— the act or instance of supervising
French:
supervision
— the act or instance of supervising
French:
surveillance
— the act or instance of supervising
Georgian:
ზედამხედველობა
(zedamxedveloba)
— the act or instance of supervising
Georgian:
მეთვალყურეობა
(metvalq̇ureoba)
— the act or instance of supervising
German:
Aufsicht
— the act or instance of supervising
German:
Beaufsichtigung
— the act or instance of supervising
Greek:
εποπτεία
(epopteía)
— the act or instance of supervising
Greek:
επίβλεψη
(epívlepsi)
— the act or instance of supervising
Greek:
επιστασία
(epistasía)
— the act or instance of supervising
Ancient Greek:
ἔποψις
(épopsis)
— the act or instance of supervising
Hungarian:
felügyelet
— the act or instance of supervising
Hungarian:
ellenőrzés
— the act or instance of supervising
Hungarian:
szupervízió
— the act or instance of supervising
Indonesian:
supervisi
— the act or instance of supervising
Indonesian:
penyeliaan
— the act or instance of supervising
Japanese:
監督
(kantoku)
— the act or instance of supervising
Korean:
감독
(gamdok)
— the act or instance of supervising
Central Kurdish:
چاودێری
(çawdêrî)
— the act or instance of supervising
Malayalam:
മേൽനോട്ടം
(mēlnōṭṭaṁ)
— the act or instance of supervising
Old English:
nytt
— the act or instance of supervising
Portuguese:
supervisão
— the act or instance of supervising
Romanian:
supervizare
— the act or instance of supervising
Romanian:
supraveghere
— the act or instance of supervising
Russian:
надзо́р
(nadzór)
— the act or instance of supervising
Russian:
надсмо́тр
(nadsmótr)
— the act or instance of supervising
Russian:
заве́дование
(zavédovanije)
— the act or instance of supervising
Russian:
контро́ль
(kontrólʹ)
— the act or instance of supervising
Russian:
управле́ние
(upravlénije)
— the act or instance of supervising
Swedish:
tillsyn
— the act or instance of supervising
Telugu:
పర్యవేక్షణ
(paryavēkṣaṇa)
— the act or instance of supervising
Turkish:
gözetim
— the act or instance of supervising
Ukrainian:
на́гляд
(náhljad)
— the act or instance of supervising