Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To apportion out, distribute.

  2. (transitive)To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.

    verwalten, administrieren

    управля́тьupravljátʹ, руководи́тьrukovodítʹ, администри́роватьadministrírovatʹ

    адмініструва́тиadministruváty, управля́тиupravljáty

    work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

  3. (intransitive)To minister (to).

    administering to the sick

    reichen

  4. To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.

  5. To give, as an oath.

    give or apply (medications)

  6. (transitive)To give (a drug, to a patient), be it orally or by any other means.

    We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food.

  7. (transitive)To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.

    darreichen, verabreichen, intravenös applizieren

    пропи́сыватьpropísyvatʹ, прописа́тьpropisátʹ, назнача́тьnaznačátʹ

Examples

42 sentences
  1. The doctor administered medicine to the patient.

    deDer Arzt verabreichte dem Patienten Medizin.

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  2. Tom will administer the oath.

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  3. I know how to administer injections.

    Я вмію робити уколи.

    ruЯ умею делать уколы.

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  4. The ministry administers the internal affairs.

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  5. The medication should be administered topically.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise:
Русский
By meaning 2
to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise:
to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise:
to minister to the sick:
to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit:
to introduce medicine intravenously:

Origin

From Middle English administren, from Old French aminister, from Latin administrare (“to m

From Middle English administren, from Old French aminister, from Latin administrare (“to manage, execute”), from ad (“to”) + ministrare (“to attend, serve”), from minister (“servant”); see minister.

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Forms

administers, administering, administered, administered
Base formadminister · to administer
3rd person singularadministers
Present participleadministering
Past simpleadministered
Past participleadministered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadminister
he, she, itadministers

Past simpleLesson

all personsadministered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave administered
he, she, ithas administered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill administer

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

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