SUPERINTEND


Meaning of SUPERINTEND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-p(ə-)rin-ˈtend, ˌsü-pərn- ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Late Latin superintendere, from Latin super- + intendere to stretch out, direct — more at intend

Date: circa 1615

: to have or exercise the charge and oversight of : direct

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.