verb
Meaning 1
To oversee the work of others; to supervise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
superintend
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/ˌsuːpəɹɪnˈtɛnd/
verb
Meaning 2
To administer the affairs of something or someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
watch and direct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Who is overseeing this project?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oversee, supervise, manage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: administer, administrate
Narrower terms: build
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin superintendō.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: надзиравам (nadziravam) — to oversee the work of others
- Bulgarian: контролирам (kontroliram) — to oversee the work of others
- Czech: dohlížet — to oversee the work of others
- Czech: dozírat — to oversee the work of others
- Czech: řídit — to oversee the work of others
- French: surveiller — to oversee the work of others
- French: diriger — to oversee the work of others
- German: aufsehen — to oversee the work of others
- Italian: soprintendere — to oversee the work of others
- Kazakh: меңгеру (meñgeru) — to oversee the work of others