v. t. [ imp. Oversaw p. p. Overseen p. pr. & vb. n. Overseeing. ] [ AS. oferséon 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 }. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook{ 5 }. [ archaic ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; -- the visual analogy to overhear. [ PJC ]

v. i. To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me fit to correct your Latin. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of an overseer. [ 1913 Webster ]