superintend

UK: /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛnd/

US: /ˌsupərɪnˈtɛnd, ˌsuprɪn-/

US: (so̅o̅′pər in tend′, so̅o̅′prin-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

su•per•in•tend /ˌsupərɪnˈtɛnd, ˌsuprɪn-/   v. [~ + object]

1. to be in charge of (a building, work, people, etc.);
   supervise:
   No one was superintending the children when the fire broke out.

su•per•in•ten•dence, su•per•in•ten•den•cy, n. [uncountable] See -tend-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

su•per•in•tend  (so̅o̅′pər in tend′, so̅o̅′prin-), v.t. 

1. to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
2. to exercise supervision over (an institution, district, place, etc.).

• Late Latin superintendere. See super-, intend
• 1605–15

Synonyms

supervise, manage, conduct, run; control.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

superintend / ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛnd ˌsuːprɪn-/ verb

1. to undertake the direction or supervision (of); manage

Etymology: 17th Century: from Church Latin superintendere, from Latin super- + intendere to give attention to

ˌsuperinˈtendence noun