A2verb · intransitive · frequent

chairman

chair·man

chairman · chairmans · chairmaned / chairmanned · chairmaning

Vorsitz m führen

To serve as chairmanTo serve as chairman.

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UK/ˈtʃɛːmən/US/ˈtʃɛɹ.mən/

» He's the chairman of the committee.

Er ist der Vorsitzende des Komitees. — Vortarulo

Он председатель комитета. — sharptoothed

Він голова комітету. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

To serve as chairman.

More definitions

act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

Examples

141 sentences

He's the chairman of the committee.
Він голова комітету. — deniko
ruОн председатель комитета. — sharptoothed
deEr ist der Vorsitzende des Komitees. — Vortarulo
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He was elected chairman.
Його обрали головою. — deniko
ruОн был избран председателем. — Hellerick
deEr wurde zum Vorsitzenden gewählt. — Dokuyaku
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He was appointed chairman.
Його призначили головою. — deniko
deEr wurde zum Vorsitzenden ernannt. — mayabe
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They elected him chairman.
Вони обрали його головою. — deniko
deSie wählten ihn zum Vorsitzenden. — Esperantostern
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They appointed him chairman.
Вони призначили його головою. — JeNNeR
ruОни назначили его председателем. — Hellerick
deSie ernannten ihn zum Vorsitzenden. — Esperantostern
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Forms

chairmans, chairmaning, chairmaned, chairmaned

Base form	chairman · to chairman
3rd person singular	chairmans
Present participle	chairmaning
Past simple	chairmaned / chairmanned
Past participle	chairmaned / chairmanned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	chairman
he, she, it	chairmans

Past simpleLesson

all persons

chairmaned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have chairmaned
he, she, it	has chairmaned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will chairman

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university:chair

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

7 patterns

be appointed chairman
chairman of the
appointed chairman
was elected chairman
the chairman of
elected chairman
is the chairman