Past tense of oversee

Forms of oversee

Oversaw and overseen in a sentence

• The authoritarian regime oversaw the total emasculation of the country's judiciary.From the entry emasculation
• Joe oversaw a team of one hundred cryppies, translators, typists, punch card operators, and clerks.2011, Samantha Seiple, Ghosts in the Fog, page 11. From the entry cryppie
• The FO has its roots in the organisations that oversaw the fortunes of America’s 19th-century robber barons, such as J.P.2018 December 15, “Family offices become financial titans. The growing ranks of billionaires' in-house investment teams”, in The Economist. From the entry family office
• During a visit to the navy’s main base in Tsoying, also spelled Zuoying, Tsai oversaw the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the construction of submarines.2017 March 21, “Taiwan announces plan to build own submarines”, in AP News, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2022. From the entry Zuoying
• He also oversaw a team of translators who turned out a Chinese version of U.S. propaganda for distribution to local Chinese newspapers situated throughout southwest China.1995, Peter Rand, China Hands, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 269. From the entry Yung-an

Meaning of oversee

1. verb To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
2. verb To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
3. verb To inspect, examine.

Full definition of oversee

Verbs like oversee

• see (saw)
• foresee (foresaw)

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Questions about the past tense of oversee

What is the past tense of oversee?

The past tense of oversee is oversaw.

What is the past participle of oversee?

The past participle of oversee is overseen.

Is oversee a regular or irregular verb?

Oversee is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.