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preside

🇬🇧 UK/pri'zaid/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To lead or be in charge of a meeting, organization, or event; to exercise authority or control.

主持,主导;负责,掌管

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
prebefore
+
sid
+
esuffix
=preside

Common Collocations

  • 1.preside over主持,掌管
  • 2.preside at主持(会议/仪式)
  • 3.preside over a meeting主持会议
  • 4.preside over a trial主持审判

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The chief justice will preside over the Supreme Court hearing tomorrow.

  • 2.

    She was asked to preside at the annual shareholders' meeting.

  • 3.

    He presided over a period of remarkable economic growth.

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