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		superintendsu‧per‧in‧tend /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend/ verb [transitive]    superintendOrigin: 1600-1700 Late Latin superintendere, from Latin intendere  ‘to give attention to’  VERB TABLEsuperintend |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | superintend |   | he, she, it | superintends |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | superintended |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have superintended |   | he, she, it | has superintended |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had superintended |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will superintend |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have superintended |  
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 | Present | I | am superintending |   | he, she, it | is superintending |   | you, we, they | are superintending |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was superintending |   | you, we, they | were superintending |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been superintending |   | he, she, it | has been superintending |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been superintending |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be superintending |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been superintending |  
    - A maître chef was supposed to superintend, not do everything himself.
 - Auguste went to superintend the tables in the supper room while Boris floundered around below.
 - He was expected to superintend a grand banquet looking like this.
 - Mrs Gordon superintended the preparation of this favorite Christmas beverage, and at last the delicious potion was ready.
 - Once again, he left the pupils to superintend the luncheon and departed into the small parlour to hear their story.
 - The Grand Duke and his Duchess were in the ballroom, superintending the installation of the decorations.
 - Who could superintend the gun factory Whitney wanted built there?
 
    formal to be in charge of something, and control how it is done  SYN  supervise—superintendence noun [uncountable]  |