O′ver‐see″ (?), v. t. [imp.Oversaw (?); p. p.Overseen (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Overseeing.] [AS. oferséon to survey, to despise. See Over, and See.]
1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.
2. To omit or neglect seeing. Spenser.