Dictionary

supervision en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsupɚˈvɪʒən/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈsupɚˌvɪʒən/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌsʉːpəˈvɪʒən/ (Australia)
• /ˌs(j)uːpəˈvɪʒən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (California, Southern) audio

Etymology

From Latin supervisiō.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.
   • Under his parents' supervision he drilled the holes in the wood.
2. (uncountable) Responsible oversight.
   • Do not attempt this without adequate supervision.
3. (countable, qualifier:Cambridge University) A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.

Forms

Deriveds

cosupervision · snoopervision · superveillance · semisupervision · supervisionist · telesupervision

Relateds

supervise

Translations (41)

be на́гляд (the act or instance of supervising) · id supervisi (the act or instance of supervising) · ckb چاودێری (the act or instance of supervising) · el επίβλεψη (the act or instance of supervising) · uk на́гляд (the act or instance of supervising) · ro supraveghere (the act or instance of supervising) · te పర్యవేక్షణ (the act or instance of supervising) · tr gözetim (the act or instance of supervising) · ko 감독 (the act or instance of supervising) · ru надсмо́тр (the act or instance of supervising) · cmn 管理 (the act or instance of supervising) · nl toezicht (the act or instance of supervising) · ro supervizare (the act or instance of supervising) · el επιστασία (the act or instance of supervising) · hu felügyelet (the act or instance of supervising) · id penyeliaan (the act or instance of supervising) · grc ἔποψις (the act or instance of supervising) · cs dohled (the act or instance of supervising) · ang nytt (the act or instance of supervising) · cmn 監視 /监视 (the act or instance of supervising) · de Beaufsichtigung (the act or instance of supervising) · el εποπτεία (the act or instance of supervising) · de Aufsicht (the act or instance of supervising) · ka მეთვალყურეობა (the act or instance of supervising) · ru управле́ние (the act or instance of supervising) · ml മേൽനോട്ടം (the act or instance of supervising) · fr surveillance (the act or instance of supervising) · fi valvonta (the act or instance of supervising) · pt supervisão (the act or instance of supervising) · fr supervision (the act or instance of supervising) · ru заве́дование (the act or instance of supervising) · hi पर्यवेक्षण (the act or instance of supervising) · hu szupervízió (the act or instance of supervising) · ru надзо́р (the act or instance of supervising) · nl supervisie (the act or instance of supervising) · hu ellenőrzés (the act or instance of supervising) · ja 監督 (the act or instance of supervising) · ru контро́ль (the act or instance of supervising) · cmn 監督 /监督 (the act or instance of supervising) · sv tillsyn (the act or instance of supervising) · ka ზედამხედველობა (the act or instance of supervising)