Used in a Sentence

oversees

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for oversees.

Editorial note

Why not hire oversees for a year and bring them in after that as a L-1 visa holder?

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To inspect, examine.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oversees gathered in one view.

verb

To inspect, examine.

verb

To observe secretly or unintentionally.

verb

(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oversees.

verb

To inspect, examine.

verb

To observe secretly or unintentionally.

verb

(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.

verb

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

Example sentences

1

Why not hire oversees for a year and bring them in after that as a L-1 visa holder?

2

Anyone surprised that a fake court with no accountability says that the organizations it oversees can do what they want?

3

While the students’ actions are not illegal, state treasurer Steven Grossman, who oversees the lottery, finally stopped the game this year.

4

One might also argue that she created jobs oversees where now other communities benefit.

5

I would speculate that what would happen would be up to whatever regulatory body that oversees this.

6

Yes they have a subsidiary which oversees North American production and distribution of beverages, however that is the only one they own and operate.

7

This Act oversees 1 Trillion dollars of foreign exchange in India.

8

In our area we have a medical director who oversees the entire county, and is surprisingly available for matters like this.

9

It is unclear if any court oversees or approves the intelligence-gathering.

10

Mark Ritter, who oversees scientists and engineers at IBM’s T.

11

Lack, who oversees Bloomberg’s television, radio and dot-com endeavors.

12

I don't disagree with this and I have no doubt the prices are being over inflated by a large numbers of oversees investors.

Quote examples

1

"An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings."

2

Further: "While the students’ actions are not illegal, state treasurer Steven Grossman, who oversees the lottery, finally stopped the game this year." I expected the last part to say they'd filed charges against the students.

3

>"Leah Brajcich, who oversees sales at Gravity, fielded complaints from several customers who accused her boss of communist or socialist sympathies that would drive up their own employees’ wages and others who felt it was a public relations stunt."

4

I do have to bite my tongue now and then to prevent me from saying things like "we already solved that in the nineties", but other than that I feel I'm really contributing as I am the only one who oversees the whole technological landscape.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use oversees in a sentence?

Why not hire oversees for a year and bring them in after that as a L-1 visa holder?

What does oversees mean?

To inspect, examine.

What part of speech is oversees?

oversees is commonly used as verb.