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- DictionarySu·per·in·tend/ˌso͞op(ə)r(ə)nˈtend/
verb
- 1. be responsible for the management or arrangement of (an activity or organization); oversee: "he superintended a land reclamation program"
If you superintend something, you have responsibility for ensuring that it is carried out properly.
superintend something to be in charge of something and make sure that everything is working, being done, etc. as it should be synonym supervise. He superintended the building work.
to be in charge of something: Her job is to superintend the production process. Synonyms. manage. oversee. supervise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling and being in charge. aggrandize. assert your authority. assume. assumption. authoritative. get the better of someone idiom. get your hooks into someone/something idiom.
6 days ago · superintend in American English. (ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend, ˌsuːprɪn-) transitive verb. 1. to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.) 2. to exercise supervision over (an institution, district, place, etc.) SYNONYMS supervise, manage, conduct, run; control.
Definitions of superintend. verb. watch and direct. synonyms: manage, oversee, supervise. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Superintend." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/superintend. Accessed 21 May. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family.
Definition of superintend verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English su‧per‧in‧tend /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend/ verb [ transitive] formal to be in charge of something, and control how it is done SYN supervise —superintendence noun [ uncountable] → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus superintend • He was expected to superintend a grand banquet looking like this.
