preside

pre·side

P0539600 (prĭ-zīd′)intr.v. pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing, pre·sides 1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president: presided over the department for a year.2. To possess or exercise authority or control: preside at a meeting.3. Music To be the featured instrumental performer: presided at the keyboard.

[French présider, from Old French, from Latin praesidēre : prae-, pre- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

pre·sid′er n.

preside

(prɪˈzaɪd) vb (intr) 1. to sit in or hold a position of authority, as over a meeting2. to exercise authority; control3. (Music, other) to occupy a position as an instrumentalist: he presided at the organ. [C17: via French from Latin praesidēre to superintend, from prae before + sedēre to sit] preˈsider n

pre•side

(prɪˈzaɪd)

v.i. -sid•ed, -sid•ing. 1. to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson. 2. to exercise management or control (usu. fol. by over): The lawyer presided over the estate. [1605–15; < Latin praesidēre to watch over, preside over, control] pre•sid′er, n.

preside

Past participle: presided
Gerund: presiding

Imperative
preside
preside

Present
I preside
you preside
he/she/it presides
we preside
you preside
they preside

Preterite
I presided
you presided
he/she/it presided
we presided
you presided
they presided

Present Continuous
I am presiding
you are presiding
he/she/it is presiding
we are presiding
you are presiding
they are presiding

Present Perfect
I have presided
you have presided
he/she/it has presided
we have presided
you have presided
they have presided

Past Continuous
I was presiding
you were presiding
he/she/it was presiding
we were presiding
you were presiding
they were presiding

Past Perfect
I had presided
you had presided
he/she/it had presided
we had presided
you had presided
they had presided

Future
I will preside
you will preside
he/she/it will preside
we will preside
you will preside
they will preside

Future Perfect
I will have presided
you will have presided
he/she/it will have presided
we will have presided
you will have presided
they will have presided

Future Continuous
I will be presiding
you will be presiding
he/she/it will be presiding
we will be presiding
you will be presiding
they will be presiding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been presiding
you have been presiding
he/she/it has been presiding
we have been presiding
you have been presiding
they have been presiding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been presiding
you will have been presiding
he/she/it will have been presiding
we will have been presiding
you will have been presiding
they will have been presiding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been presiding
you had been presiding
he/she/it had been presiding
we had been presiding
you had been presiding
they had been presiding

Conditional
I would preside
you would preside
he/she/it would preside
we would preside
you would preside
they would preside

Past Conditional
I would have presided
you would have presided
he/she/it would have presided
we would have presided
you would have presided
they would have presided

Thesaurus

Verb

preside - act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

preside

verb officiate, chair, moderate, be chairperson He presided at the closing ceremony.preside over something or someone run, lead, head, control, manage, direct, conduct, govern, administer, supervise, be at the head of, be in authority The question of who should preside over the next full commission was being debated.

Translations

主持

preside

(priˈzaid) verb to be the chairman of a meeting etc. The prime minister presided at/over the meeting.主持presidency (ˈprezidənsi) – plural ˈpresidencies – noun1. the rank or office of a president. His ambition is the presidency.总统、校长、会长等的职位2. the period of time for which somebody is president. during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.总统、校长、会长等的任期president (ˈprezidənt) noun1. the leading member of a club, association etc. She was elected president of the Music Society. 会长，校长，社长 2. the leader of a republic. the President of the United States.总统presidential (preziˈdenʃəl) adjectivea presidential election.总统的

preside

preside over (someone or something)

To supervise and have authority over someone or something; to control how someone or something operates. The head of the department will preside over the faculty meeting. It just felt like our relationship with Mike fell apart after he got that promotion and began presiding over our team.See also: over, preside

preside at (something)

To exercise authority or control at some meeting, ceremony, or other event. Janet was elected to preside at the board meeting while Tom was absent. They asked me if I wanted to preside at the graduation ceremony, but I declined.See also: preside

preside at something

to manage or act as chair at a meeting or a ceremony. The mayor presided at the meeting, assuring that the speeches would be very short. She presided at the ceremony.See also: preside

preside over something

to be in control of the order and procedures of a meeting or ceremony. The vice president will have to preside over the next meeting. I will be glad to preside over the discussion.See also: over, preside

preside over

v. To have or exercise authority over something or someone; be in charge of something or someone: The vice president presided over the committee meeting because the president was absent.See also: over, preside

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Synonyms for preside

verb officiate

Synonyms

phrase preside over something or someone

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