different between supervision vs running

English

Etymology

From Latin supervisi?

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sup??v???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s(j)u?p??v???n/
• Hyphenation: su?per?vi?sion

Noun

supervision (countable and uncountable, plural supervisions)

1. (uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.

   Under his parents' supervision he drilled the holes in the wood.

2. (uncountable) Responsible oversight.

   Do not attempt this without adequate supervision.

3. (countable, Cambridge University) A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.

Related terms

• supervise

Translations

French

Noun

supervision f (plural supervisions)

1. supervision

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /???n??/
• Rhymes: -?n??

Adjective

running (not comparable)

1. Moving or advancing at a run.
   1. Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
2. Present, current.

3. Flowing; easy; cursive.

4. Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
   • 1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers

     What are art and science if not a running commentary on Nature?

5. Having a continuous design or pattern.

   running bond; running ornament

6. Consecutive.
7. (botany) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.

8. (medicine) Discharging pus.

9. (of a nose) Discharging snot or mucus.

Synonyms

• (nose): runny

Derived terms

• free-running
• long-running

Translations

Adverb

running (not comparable)

1. (informal) consecutively; in a row

Translations

Noun

running (countable and uncountable, plural runnings)

1. The action of the verb to run.

2. The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason

3. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.

4. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.

Derived terms

• free running, freerunning

Translations

Verb

running

1. present participle of run

Preposition

running

1. (colloquial) Approaching; about; roughly.

Derived terms

Spanish

Noun

running m (uncountable)

1. running, jogging