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supervision

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/
  • CMU ARPABET: S UW2 P ER0 V IH1 ZH AH0 N 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
Real reading context

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