Definitions for superintend
ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛnd, ˌsu prɪn-su·per·in·tend

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oversee, supervise, superintend, manageverb

   watch and direct

   "Who is overseeing this project?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. superintendverb

   To oversee the work of others; to supervise.

2. superintendverb

   To administer the affairs of something or someone.

3. Etymology: From superintendere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SUPERINTENDverb

   To oversee; to overlook; to take care of others with authority.

   Etymology: super and intend.

   The king will appoint a council who may superintend the works of this nature, and regulate what concerns the colonies. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

   This argues design, and a superintending wisdom, power and providence in this special business of food. William Derham.

   Angels, good or bad, must be furnished with prodigious knowledge, to oversee Persia and Grecia of old; or if any such superintend the affairs of Great Britain now. Isaac Watts.

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1. superintend

   Superintend generally means to oversee, manage or direct activities or operations, typically in an official capacity. It involves supervising or coordinating tasks and making sure everything is conducted or executed properly and efficiently while following set regulations or guidelines.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Superintendverb

   to have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Superintend

   sū-pėr-in-tend′, v.t. to have the oversight or charge of: to control, manage.—v.i. to exercise supervision.—ns. Superinten′dence, Superinten′dency, oversight: direction: management.—adj. Superinten′dent, superintending.—n. one who superintends: the head of a Sunday-school: in some Protestant churches a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district: overseer.—n. Superinten′dentship.

Matched Categories

1. • Administer

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How to pronounce superintend?

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How to say superintend in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of superintend in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of superintend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of superintend in a Sentence

1. Thomas Babington Macaulay:

   There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of the rest, yet quite unfit to direct our opinions, or to superintend our private habits.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=superintend
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Superintend
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=superintend
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superintend
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=superintend
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=superintend