oversee

1. (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.literallytransitive

2. (figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.Examples: "It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds."; "Based at BTP's London headquarters, Russell's team of three full-timers in the drone unit are responsible for overseeing the safety of drones in support of police officers."; "Treasury could also ask why High Speed 2's finances are so adrift from what was promised. The answers will make for difficult DfT reading, because it can't escape the fact that it has been the government department overseeing rail spending for the past 20 years."Synonyms: superintendfigurativelytransitive

3. (obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.Examples: "Thereat the Elfe did blush in priuitee, / And turnd his face away; but she the same / Dissembled faire, and faynd to ouersee."obsoletetransitive