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- Dictionarysuperintend/ˌsuːp(ə)rɪnˈtɛnd/
verb
- 1. be responsible for the management or arrangement of (an activity or organization); oversee: "he superintended a land reclamation scheme"
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to be in charge of something: Her job is to superintend the production process. Synonyms. manage. oversee. supervise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling and being in charge. aggrandize. assert your authority. assume. assumption. authoritative. cynical. get the better of someone idiom.
The meaning of SUPERINTEND is to have or exercise the charge and oversight of : direct. How to use superintend in a sentence.
Superintend definition: to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).. See examples of SUPERINTEND used in a sentence.
If you superintend something, you have responsibility for ensuring that it is carried out properly. [ formal ] During the interval, Linton superintended a prize draw.
a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department, office, etc., or who is responsible for keeping a building or place in good condition: In the US, a school superintendent is in charge of the schools in a particular area. We asked the superintendent ( also US informal super) to fix the broken window in our apartment.
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.
to be in charge of something: Her job is to superintend the production process. Synonyms. manage. oversee. supervise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling and being in charge. aggrandize. assert your authority. assume. assumption. authoritative. get the better of someone idiom. get your hooks into someone/something idiom.
