superintend
verb /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend/
/ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they superintend | /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend/ /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend/ |
| he / she / it superintends | /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendz/ /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendz/ |
| past simple superintended | /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendɪd/ /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendɪd/ |
| past participle superintended | /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendɪd/ /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendɪd/ |
| -ing form superintending | /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendɪŋ/ /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendɪŋ/ |
- superintend something to be in charge of something and make sure that everything is working, being done, etc. as it should be synonym supervise
- He superintended the building work.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin superintendere, translating Greek episkopein.