different between accountable vs oversee

English

Etymology

• First attested around 1400.
• account +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ka?nt?bl?/

Adjective

accountable (comparative more accountable, superlative most accountable)

1. Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
2. Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
3. Liable to be called on to render an account.
4. (rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.

Synonyms

• amenable, responsible, liable, answerable

Translations

See also

• hold to account

References

• accountable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• accountable at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From Middle English overseen, ouverseen, from Old English ofers?on (“to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect”), equivalent to over- +? see.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??v?(?)si?/
• Hyphenation: over?see
• Rhymes: -i?
• Homophone: oversea

Verb

oversee (third-person singular simple present oversees, present participle overseeing, simple past oversaw, past participle overseen) (transitive)

1. (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
2. (figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.

   Synonym: superintend

   It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.

3. To inspect, examine

   Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.

4. (obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.
5. To observe secretly or unintentionally.

Derived terms

• overseer
• oversight

Translations

See also

• overlook
• overwatch

Anagrams

• see over