英语词汇“preside”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

presidepreside /prɪˈzaɪd/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYpreside

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin praesidere to sit in front of, guard, preside over, from sedere to sit

VERB TABLE

preside

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	preside
	he, she, it	presides
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	presided
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have presided
	he, she, it	has presided
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had presided
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will preside
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have presided

Continuous Form
Present	I	am presiding
	he, she, it	is presiding
	you, we, they	are presiding
Past	I, he, she, it	was presiding
	you, we, they	were presiding
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been presiding
	he, she, it	has been presiding
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been presiding
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be presiding
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been presiding

to be in charge of an important event, organization, ceremony, etc.: Judge Richter is presiding in the case.preside at/over Queen Elizabeth II presided at the state dinner held Tuesday.preside over something phrasal verb1to be in a position of authority at a time when important things happen: It was Prime Minister Yoshida who presided over Japan’s post-war economic boom.2to be officially in charge of an organization