Meaning

2 senses

  1. To oversee the work of others; to supervise.

    aufsehen

  2. To administer the affairs of something or someone.

More definitions
  • watch and direct

Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to oversee the work of others:

Origin

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin superintendō.

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin superintendō.

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Forms

superintends, superintending, superintended, superintended
Base formsuperintend · to superintend
3rd person singularsuperintends
Present participlesuperintending
Past simplesuperintended
Past participlesuperintended

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysuperintend
he, she, itsuperintends

Past simpleLesson

all personssuperintended

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill superintend

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
Relatedsuperintendencesuperintendent
Derivedsuperintenderunsuperintended

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
superherosuperhighwaysuperhumansuperintendentB2superiorB1
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