Superintend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

watch and direct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːpɚɹɪntˌɛnd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːpəɹɪntˌɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːpəɹɪntˌɛnd/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈuːpɚɹɪntˌɛnd/.

Examples

Who is overseeing this project?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supervise manage oversee

Parts of Speech

verb	watch and direct “Who is overseeing this project?”

Word Forms

overseer	noun	a person who directs and manages an organization
supervisory	adjective	of or limited to or involving supervision
supervision	noun	management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
supervisor	noun	one who supervises or has charge and direction of
supervising	noun	management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
superintendent	noun	a person who directs and manages an organization
superintendence	noun	management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
manageable	adjective	capable of being managed or controlled
management	noun	the act of managing something
manager	noun	(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beaufsichtigen

beobachten und leiten

🇫🇷French

surveiller

regarder et diriger

🇪🇸Spanish

supervisar

mirar y dirigir

🇮🇹Italian

sovrintendere

guardare e dirigere

🇳🇱Dutch

toezichthouder

kijken en regisseren

🇵🇹Portuguese

superintendente

assista e dirija

🇷🇺Russian

руководить

смотреть и направлять

India

🇮🇳Hindi

देख-भाल करना

देखें और निर्देशित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সুপারিনটেনড

দেখুন এবং সরাসরি

🇮🇳Tamil

மேற்பார்வை

பார்க்க மற்றும் நேரடியாக

🇮🇳Telugu

సూపరింటెండ్

చూడండి మరియు డైరెక్ట్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अधीक्षक

पहा आणि थेट

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુપરિન્ટેન્ડ

જુઓ અને ડાયરેક્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ವಿಚಾರಕ

ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂപ്രണ്ട്

കാണുകയും നയിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਪਰਡੈਂਟ

ਦੇਖੋ ਅਤੇ ਸਿੱਧਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سپرنٹنڈ

دیکھیں اور براہ راست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

督

观看并指挥

🇯🇵Japanese

監督する

見て、指示する

🇰🇷Korean

감독하다

보고 직접

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trông nom

xem và trực tiếp

🇹🇭Thai

กำกับดูแล

ดูและกำกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengawasi

menonton dan mengarahkan

🇵🇭Filipino

mangasiwa

panoorin at idirekta

🇲🇾Malay

mengawasi

tonton dan arahkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المشرف

مشاهدة وتوجيه

🇮🇷Persian

سرپرست

تماشا و مستقیم

🇹🇷Turkish

nezaret etmek

izle ve yönlendir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַקֵחַ

לצפות ולכוון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'superintend'?

The primary meaning of 'superintend' is 'watch and direct'.

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Using 'superintend' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'superintend' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'superintend' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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