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Meanings of superintend in English

Portuguese
supervisar
Catalan
vigilar
Spanish
vigilar

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        Usage of superintend in English
        1
        General Heintzelman obtained a furlough, and came out to superintend the mines.
        Building a State in Apache Land
        2
        He came from Paris himself to superintend the execution of the music.
        France and the Republic / A Record of Things Seen and Learned in...
        3
        You design the costumes, buy the fabrics, superintend the making of them.
        The Real Adventure
        4
        An experienced noncommissioned officer should mix the solution and superintend its use.
        Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of ...
        5
        But now they would be needed to superintend the more delicate work.
        The Black Star Passes
        6
        No doubt, and confine me at home to superintend the domestic affairs.
        Eventide / A Series of Tales and Poems
        7
        Mr. Larkin, I commission you to superintend the execution of the sentence.'
        The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 / Devoted...
        8
        Besides, they had not met a shipowner able to superintend the job.
        The Buccaneer Farmer / Published in England under the Title "Ask...
        9
        I will take your mother home with me to superintend my family.
        The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3 / Books for Childr...
        10
        I shall give Father Benedict charge to superintend your studies as usual.
        Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune / A Tale of t...
        11
        My father had sent me out to America to superintend a contract.
        All Roads Lead to Calvary
        12
        As for me, I find I have enough to do to superintend.
        The Power of Faith / Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The...
        13
        If a new dish is to be cooked, superintend its preparation yourself.
        Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
        14
        Here certainly was much to superintend, much more than had been anticipated.
        He Fell in Love with His Wife
        15
        I want a man to manage traffic, not to superintend a Sunday-school.
        Quin
        16
        I'm going to marry, and I'm going to superintend your future myself.
        The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig: A Novel
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        Superintend through the time
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