adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:P R IH0 Z AY1 D IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P R IY0 Z AY1 D IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having authority over; vested with the authority to preside over.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of preside
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Russian:
председательствующий
(predsedatelʹstvujuščij)
— having authority over
Ukrainian:
головни́й
(holovnýj)
— having authority over