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supervise

/ˈsuːpəvaɪz/verb

उच्चारण सूपवाइज़

निरीक्षण करना, देख-रेख करना

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verb
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    [I, T] ~ (sb/sth) | ~ sb doing sth

    to be in charge of somebody or something and make sure that everything is done correctly, safely

    निरीक्षण करना, देख-रेख करना

    • She supervises the work of ten clerks.
    • A teacher will supervise the students during the lunch break.
    • A senior doctor will supervise the new interns during the night shift.
    + 2 more examples
    • Who is going to supervise the construction of the school building?
    • Parents should supervise young children when they use the internet.

    Synonyms oversee manage direct superintend monitor

    Opposite neglect ignore

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

supervise + object

Supervise is transitive: it takes the person, work or activity that you oversee, directly and without a preposition.

'Supervise' सकर्मक है: जिस व्यक्ति, काम या गतिविधि की निगरानी हो, उसे सीधे बिना preposition के लेता है।

  • Radhika supervises a team of five clerks.
  • A teacher must supervise the children at the pool.

supervise the + noun + of sth

To name the activity under supervision, use supervise the packing of, the building of or the counting of.

निगरानी में हो रही गतिविधि बताने के लिए 'supervise the packing of', 'the building of' या 'the counting of' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • He supervised the packing of the books.
  • The engineer supervises the building of the bridge.

be supervised by sb (passive)

In the passive, the person in charge follows by.

Passive में निगरानी करने वाला व्यक्ति by के बाद आता है।

  • The exam was supervised by two invigilators.

supervisor / supervision / supervisory

The related forms are supervisor (person), supervision (noun, uncountable) and supervisory (adjective).

संबंधित रूप हैं supervisor (व्यक्ति), supervision (uncountable noun) और supervisory (विशेषण)।

  • The trainee works under the supervision of a senior doctor.
  • She was promoted to a supervisory post.
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supervise + noun

a projectstudentsan examconstructionstaff

  • The principal supervised the exam herself.

adverb + supervise

closelydirectlypersonallycarefullyloosely

  • The foreman closely supervised the work.

under + supervision

under supervisionunder close supervisionunder the supervision ofwithout supervision

  • Children should swim only under adult supervision.

supervise + role

supervisorsite supervisorhostel supervisorexam supervisor

  • The site supervisor checked the safety belts.
“More examples 5
  • The librarian supervises the students in the reading room.

पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष वाचन-कक्ष में विद्यार्थियों की निगरानी करता है।

  • The officer supervised the counting of votes.

अधिकारी ने मतगणना की निगरानी की।

  • The research scholar is supervised by a senior professor.

शोध-छात्र का मार्गदर्शन एक वरिष्ठ प्रोफ़ेसर करते हैं।

  • Young children must not be left without supervision.

छोटे बच्चों को बिना निगरानी के नहीं छोड़ना चाहिए।

  • She was asked to supervise the school sports day.

उसे विद्यालय का खेल-दिवस सँभालने को कहा गया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The teacher supervised on the students.

✓ The teacher supervised the students.

Supervise is transitive and takes no preposition.

'Supervise' सकर्मक है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।

✗ He works under the supervise of the manager.

✓ He works under the supervision of the manager.

After the, you need the noun supervision, not the verb supervise.

'The' के बाद noun 'supervision' चाहिए, क्रिया 'supervise' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

All three mean to be in charge of work, but their level of detail differs.

तीनों का अर्थ काम की ज़िम्मेदारी सँभालना है, पर निगरानी की बारीकी में अंतर है।

supervise

To watch work and people to see that it is done properly.

काम और लोगों को देखना ताकि काम ठीक से हो।

  • He supervises the workers.

manage

To run a business, team or system overall.

व्यवसाय, टीम या प्रणाली को समग्र रूप से चलाना।

  • She manages the bank branch.

oversee

To watch over something big from above; more formal.

किसी बड़े काम को ऊपर से देखना; अधिक formal।

  • He oversees three departments.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

su·per·vise

Always with -ise, even in American English (like advertise, advise, revise, surprise; never 'supervize'); the noun supervisor (with -or).

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: su-per-vise, हमेशा -ise के साथ, American English में भी (advertise, advise, revise, surprise की तरह; 'supervize' कभी नहीं); noun supervisor (-or के साथ)।

?Which word?

Keep the oversee words together: supervise, oversee, superintend (be in charge of an organization), monitor (watch over time), invigilate (watch students during an exam).

देख-रेख के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: supervise, oversee, superintend (किसी संगठन का प्रभारी होना), monitor (समय के साथ निगरानी), invigilate (परीक्षा में छात्रों की निगरानी)।