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superintend
(redirected from superintended)

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su·per·in·tend  (spr-n-tnd, sprn-)
tr.v. su·per·in·tend·ed, su·per·in·tend·ing, su·per·in·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.]

super·in·tendence n.

superintend [ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛnd ˌsuːprɪn-]
vb
to undertake the direction or supervision (of); manage
[from Church Latin superintendere, from Latin super- + intendere to give attention to]
superintendence  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.superintend - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds"
build - order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"

superintend
verb supervise, run, oversee, control, manage, direct, handle, look after, overlook, administer, inspect During the interval, he superintended a prize draw.
Translations
superintend [ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend] VTsupervisar

superintend [ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛnd] vtsurveiller

superintend

superintend [ˌsuːprɪnˈtɛnd] vt (work, shop, department) → dirigere, soprintendere; (exam) → sorvegliare, vigilare; (production) → controllare; (counting of votes) → presiedere a
superintend [ˌsuːprɪnˈtɛnd] vt (work, shop, department) → dirigere, soprintendere; (exam) → sorvegliare, vigilare; (production) → controllare; (counting of votes) → presiedere a

superintend
v superintend [suːpərinˈtend]
to supervise An adult should be present to superintend the children's activities. toesig hou يُراقِب، يُناظِر надзиравам vést; bdít (nad) have opsyn med beaufsichtigen επιτηρώ, επιβλέπω vigilar; supervisar juhtima, järele vaatama اداره كردن valvoa surveiller לְפָקֵח का अधीक्षण होना, अधीक्षण करना, संचालन करना, व्यवस्था करना, पर्यवेक्षण करना, निरीक्षण करना, देख-रेख करना nadzirati, nadgledati felügyel mengawasi hafa umsjón með sorvegliare, controllare 監督する 감독하다 prižiūrėti uzraudzīt; pārraudzīt mengawasi toezicht houden ha tilsyn med, lede nadzorować orientar a supraveghea наблюдать (за кем-л.) dozerať (na) nadzorovati nadgledati övervaka ควบคุม yönetmek 監督,管理 наглядати; завідувати نگرانی کرنا trông nom, giám sát
n superinˈtendence
He placed his estate under the superintendence of a manager. toesighouding مُراقَبَه، مُناظَرَه، إشْراف надзираване správa overopsyn die Aufsicht επίβλεψη, επιτήρηση superintendencia, dirección suprema; supervisión järelevalve رياست valvonta surveillance פִּיקוּחַ संचालन, प्रबन्ध, व्यवस्था, अधीक्षण, निगरानी, निरीक्षण nadzor, nagledanje felügyelet pengawasan umsjón, yfirsjón sovrintendenza, direzione, sorveglianza 監督 감독 priežiūra uzraudzība; pārraudzība pengawasan toezicht oppsyn, tilsyn nadzór direcção su­pra­veghere управление správa nadzorstvo nadgledanje övervakning, tillsyn, uppsikt การควบคุมดูแล yönetim 監督 нагляд; управління انتظام sự trông nom
n superinˈtendent
1 a person who superintends something, or is in charge of an institution, building etc the superintendent of a hospital. superintendent مُراقِب، مُناظِر، مُشْرِف надзирател ředitel, -ka forstander der Vorsteher επιστάτης, επιτηρητής, επικεφαλής superintendente, director, inspector järelevalveametnik, juhataja رئيس valvoja, tarkastaja directeur/-trice שָׁרָת निरीक्षक upravitelj, predstojnik (fő)felügyelő pengawas umsjónarmaður, forstöðumaður direttore, direttrice 監督 감독관 prižiūrėtojas, administratorius direktors; pārvaldnieks; uzraugs pengawas beheerder forstander, leder, inspektør inspektor, dyrektor director director управляющий riaditeľ, -ka; správca, -kyňa; vrchný dozorca nadzornik nadzornik uppsyningsman, inspektör, ledare, chef ผู้จัดการ; คนเฝ้าอาคาร yönetici, yönetmen 監督人,管理者 управитель; завідувач نگراں người giám sát
2 (abbreviationsuper; often abbreviated toSuptwhen written) a police officer of the rank above chief inspector. super شُرْطي فَوْق ضابِط التَّحْقيق الرَّئيسي старши полицай superintendant politikommissær der Inspektor αστυνομικός βαθμός πάνω από το γενικό επιθεωρητή comisario de policía politseikomissar افسر پليس poliisikomisario directeur/-trice (de police) סְגָן נִיצָב अधीक्षक viši policijski činovnik rendőrfőnök komisaris polisi aðstoðaryfirlögreglustjóri sovrintendente; questore 警視 총경 vyresnysis inspektorius vecākais policijas inspektors penguasa commissaris van politie visepolitimester, stasjonssjef nadinspektor comandante comisar (de poliţie) суперинтендант superintendant, inšpektor višji policijski inšpektor nadzornik biträdande poliskommissarie เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจระดับสูง komiser 警察長 старший поліцейський офіцер پولیس افسر sĩ quan cảnh sát


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