superintended
past simple and past participle ofsuperintend
superintend
verb[T]
formaluk/ˌsuː.pə.rɪnˈtend/us/ˌsuː.pɚ.ɪnˈtend/to be inchargeof something:
Herjobis to superintend theproductionprocess.
Synonyms
manage
oversee
supervise
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- authoritatively
- harness
- haul
- have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
- havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
- havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
- have/hold the whip handidiom
- helm
- override
- policing
- possess
- power play
- predominate
- presence
- saddle
- skipper
Examplesofsuperintended
superintended
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A crisis has beensuperintendedby discipline, and the disciplinary process emerges from it strengthened, even if the subject is himself somewhat enfeebled.
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I cannot help believing that our prison population might be doing some very useful work if the matter were properly revised andsuperintended.
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They went with the men,superintendedthe training, and gave the great benefit of their experience and advice.
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In 1831 a certain member of a well-known coal family personallysuperintendedthe attempt that was made to break the new miners' union which was then developing.
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He kindly showed us the proper disposition of the troops according to his idea, took an immense deal of pains and trouble, andsuperintendedthe movement.
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We had in that case a little non-profit-making society that obtained for us expert advice, arranged for some mutual exchange of products andsuperintendedrotative use of small machinery.
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For instance, all the schemes have to be carefully vetted by various officials and the work issuperintendedby more officials than would be employed by a private individual.
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The companies whose instruction he hassuperintendedhave proved the value of his teachings by taking prizes on many occasions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The naucrarossuperintendedthe construction of, and afterwards captained, the ship, and also assessed and administered the taxes in his own area.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hesuperintendedimprovements in the structure of the cathedral, including the building of a new organ in 1635.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eakins gave criticisms two mornings, one afternoon and one evening a week, delivered lectures on anatomy, perspective, and other subjects, andsuperintendedthe dissecting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hesuperintendedall the publications of the firm, which included many important technical works.
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- consumer satisfaction
- consumer satisfaction
- consumers' cooperative
- consumers-cooperative
- consumer sentiment
- consumer-sentiment
- consumer society
- consumer-society
- consumer sovereignty
- consumer surplus
- consumer-surplus
- consumer taste
- consumer taste
- consumer watchdog
- consumer-watchdog
- consuming
- consummate
- consummated
- consummately
- consummating
- consummation
- consumption
- consumption expenditure
- consumption expenditure
- consumption function