Overseeing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. t. [imp. {Oversaw}; p. p. {Overseen};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Overseeing}.] [AS. ofers['e]on to survey, to
     despise. See {Over}, and {See}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see
        after; to overlook[2].


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     2. To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook[5]. [archaic]
        --Spenser.
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     3. To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; -- the visual
        analogy to {overhear}.
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