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superintend

 
Dictionary: su·per·in·tend   ('pər-ĭn-tĕnd', sū'prĭn-) pronunciation
tr.v., -tend·ed, -tend·ing, -tends.
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.

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verb

  1. To have charge of (the affairs of others): administer, administrate, direct, govern, head, manage, run, supervise. See over/under.
  2. To direct and watch over the work and performance of others: boss, overlook, oversee, supervise, watch over. See over/under.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: watch and direct
  Synonyms: oversee, supervise, manage


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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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