presided
past simple and past participle ofpreside
| 单词 | presided |
| 释义 | presided past simple and past participle ofpreside preside verb[I] uk/prɪˈzaɪd/us/prɪˈzaɪd/to be inchargeof aformalmeeting,ceremony, ortrial: Who would be thebestpersonto presideat/overthepublicenquiry? Judge Langdale is to presideovertheofficialenquiryinto thecase. Controlling and being in charge
Phrasal verbpreside oversomething Examplesofpresidedpresided In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Commentators also observed a lack of uniformity in the attitudes and in the decisions of the judges whopresidedover the city's criminal courts. From theCambridge English Corpus A political organization was a churning mix of ambition and resentment and inertia over which leaderspresidedonly by constant effort. From theCambridge English Corpus Both areas had a history of economic declinepresidedover by inept and corrupt government. From theCambridge English Corpus These courts arepresidedover by a three-judge panel. From theCambridge English Corpus This involved the appointment of judges who personallypresidedover the annual distribution of plots and recorded the names of the beneficiaries. From theCambridge English Corpus His contention that the nation with the strongest labour force 'presided' over world civilisation clearly implied a struggle with winners and losers. From theCambridge English Corpus It might bepresidedover by a king, a judge, or a protector. From theCambridge English Corpus These conscripts were to be chosen by public lotteriespresidedover by a municipal recruitment committee, headed by each municipal president. From theCambridge English Corpus The local government reaction has been to bemoan their lack of resources and powers, havingpresidedover racialised processes in education and housing for decades. From theCambridge English Corpus For one, the new monarch's private faith was, almost certainly, not that of the church over which hepresidedas head. From theCambridge English Corpus But because theypresidedover single-party systems, they too were sheltered from electoral accountability. From theCambridge English Corpus Marjolin hadpresidedover a committee on monetary union during the 1970s and this had reinforced his scepticism. From theCambridge English Corpus Atchleypresidedover numerous international meetings with his renowned grace and expertise. From theCambridge English Corpus Weisheng suggests a harmony of interests between public space and private behaviour,presidedover by an effective and enlightened government. From theCambridge English Corpus Groups or councils of womenpresidedover excision itself. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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