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superintend

verb
su·​per·​in·​tend | \ ËŒsü-p(É™-)rin-ˈtend How to pronounce superintend (audio) , ËŒsü-pÉ™rn-\
superintended; superintending; superintends

Definition of superintend

transitive verb

: to have or exercise the charge and oversight of : direct
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Examples of superintend in a Sentence

superintends the construction of all scenery at the summer theater homeschooling parents who superintend their children's education

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 Regardless, one of the Comstockers Clemens had become acquainted with was the quiet, industrious, up-and-coming, and largely abstemious Irishman who superintended the Milton mine — John Mackay. — Gregory Crouch, Time, "Mark Twain Claimed He Got His Pen Name From a Riverboat Captain. He May Have Actually Gotten It in a Saloon," 19 June 2018 As for the rest, Edgar Scott III, an heir, has superintended development of select custom housing lots on the property. — John Timpane, Philly.com, "The Ardrossan Estate: Last surviving gem of the Main Line, a 'Philadelphia Story' looking for a future," 16 Feb. 2018 Currently, grades 2 and 3 at all elementary schools are full, the superintended reported, but LCUSD is continuing to maintain a 22:1 student-to-teacher ratio in transitional kindergarten through third grade and a 30:1 ratio in grades 4 through 6. — Matt Sanderson, La Cañada Valley Sun, "La Cañada schools poised to start new year Monday with more than 4,200 students," 9 Aug. 2017 Annie Shi, who superintends the dining room and is a third business partner with the chefs, can offer guidance with the wine list. — Pete Wells, New York Times, "Some Food, a Plate, a Room. That’s Enough at King, in SoHo.," 6 June 2017

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First Known Use of superintend

1564, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for superintend

Late Latin superintendere, from Latin super- + intendere to stretch out, direct — more at intend

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superintend

verb
How to pronounce superintend (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of superintend

formal : to direct or manage (something, such as a project or activity)

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superintend

verb
su·​per·​in·​tend | \ ËŒsü-pÉ™r-in-ˈtend How to pronounce superintend (audio) \
superintended; superintending

Kids Definition of superintend

: to have or exercise the charge of Mr. Trelawney had taken up his residence … to superintend the work upon the schooner.— Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

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