0 present participle of supervise
1 to watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc.:
The United Nations is to supervise the handover of the prisoners of war.
With 20 kids running round and only two adults to supervise, it was complete mayhem.
He was employed to supervise the computerization of records.
The culture of medical education requires that physicians in training defer to supervising physician on a variety of issues, including clinical judgment and ethical standards.
Thus, exercises follow a simple question and answer scheme with adults taking the position of a teacher supervising the 'work' done by the child.
They both improved the operation of the system (by supervising water delivery more intensively and using new techniques) and increased canal maintenance.