beaufsichtigen — meaning in English

English meaning

• chaperon noun An older or responsible person who accompanies young people at a social event to supervise their behaviour.
• chaperone noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
• direct adj Going straight from one point to another without stopping or changing course.
• oversee verb To supervise or take responsibility for a person, project, or process.
• supervise verb To oversee and direct people or a task.

Senses

beaufsichtigen is used for these senses in English:

• chaperon To accompany; to escort.
• chaperone To act as a chaperone.
• direct To manage, control, steer.
• oversee (figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
• oversee To inspect, examine
• supervise (transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.

chaperon — full definition

1. noun An older or responsible person who accompanies young people at a social event to supervise their behaviour.
2. verb To accompany and supervise someone, especially a young person, at a social event.

chaperone — full definition

1. noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
2. noun In biology, a protein that helps other molecules fold correctly without becoming part of the final structure itself.
3. verb To supervise and accompany someone, typically at an event.

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