- supervision
- nounADJECTIVE▪ careful, close, intensive, strict▪ adequate, effective, proper▪ inadequate▪ constant, day-to-day, regular▪ minimal▪ direct▪
New employees are trained to work without direct supervision.
▪ general, overall▪ international▪The elections will be held under international supervision.
▪ adult, clinical, expert, medical, parental, personal▪ court, federal, judicial▪He's now under court supervision.
▪the federal supervision of state elections
VERB + SUPERVISION▪ need, require▪ get, have, receive▪ exercise, give sb, offer (sb), provide (sb with)▪The facilities offer only minimal supervision for young offenders.
▪ be responsible for▪The head porter is responsible for the supervision and allocation of duties.
▪ keep sb/sth under▪He needs to be kept under strict supervision.
▪ improve, tighten, tighten upSUPERVISION + NOUN▪ order (BrE)▪The local authority can apply for a supervision order for the child.
PREPOSITION▪ under (sb's) supervision▪under the close supervision of her teachers
▪ with supervision, without supervision▪Children are not allowed to swim without adequate supervision.
▪ supervision by▪They still require supervision by colleagues.
▪ supervision from▪Trainees will receive personal supervision from experienced staff.
PHRASES▪ a lack of supervision
Collocations dictionary. 2013.