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presided

presided is the simple past and past participle of preside.

Meaning of preside

Verb

preside (third-person singular simple present presides, present participle presiding, simple past and past participle presided)

  1. (intransitive) To act as president or chairperson.
  2. (intransitive) To exercise authority or control.
    • The firſt day of November was dedicated to the angel preſiding over fruits, ſeeds, &c. and was therefore named la mas ubhal, that is, the day of the apple fruit, and being pronounced lamasool, the English have corrupted the name to lambswool, a name they give to a compoſition made on this eve of...1786, “Of Allhallow Eve, Named by the Irish Oidhche Shamhna”, in Charles Vallancey, editor, Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, volume III, Dublin: Luke White, pages 444-445
    Synonyms:
    oversit, moderate
  3. (intransitive) To be a featured solo performer.
    • I’ll preside at the organ.

Questions about presided

What is presided the simple past and past participle of?
Presided is the simple past and past participle of preside.

Words near presided in the dictionary

  1. preshrunken
  2. preshus
  3. presidaries
  4. presidary
  5. preside
  6. presided
  7. presidence
  8. presidencies
  9. presidency
  10. Presidency division
  11. president

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