Oversee

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Old English ofersēon ‘look at from above’ (see over-, see1).


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From Middle English overseen, ouverseen, from Old English ofersēon(“to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect”), equivalent to over- +‎ see.


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oversee (v.)

Old English oferseon "to look down upon, keep watch over, survey, observe;" see over- + see (v.). Meaning "to supervise to superintend" is attested from mid-15c. The verb lacks the double sense of similar overlook, but it sometimes had it and this survives in the noun form oversight. Compare German übersehen, Dutch overzien. Related: Oversaw; overseen.