To oversee and direct; supervise. See synonyms at supervise.
[Late Latin superintendere : Latin super-, super- + Latin intendere, to direct one's attention to; see intend.]
superintendence su'per·in·ten'dence n.
Dictionary:
su·per·in·tend (sū'pər-ĭn-tĕnd', sū'prĭn-) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: superintend |
verb
| WordNet: superintend |
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
watch and direct
Synonyms: oversee, supervise, manage
| Translations: Superintend |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lede, forestå, tilse
Nederlands (Dutch)
toezichthouden, leiding geven
Français (French)
v. tr. - surveiller, diriger, contrôler, présider à
Deutsch (German)
v. - überwachen, beaufsichtigen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διευθύνω, προϊσταμαι, εποπτεύω, επιθεωρώ
Italiano (Italian)
sovrintendere
Português (Portuguese)
v. - superintender
Русский (Russian)
управлять, заведовать, руководить, контролировать (кого-л., что-л.), надзирать (за кем-л., чем-л.)
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - vigilar, supervisar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - övervaka, tillse, ha uppsikt över, kontrollera, förvalta
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
监督, 指挥, 主管
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 監督, 指揮, 主管
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 감독하다, 관리하다, 지배하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 監督する, 管理する, 支配する, 指揮する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يشرف على
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - פיקח על-, השגיח על-
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