preside
part of speech
verb (preside, presides, presided, presiding)
meaning for a pupil
1) To be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, court or event: «The judge presided over the trial.» tree →
2) To be in control of a situation or period: «He presided over a time of peace.» tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To preside is to lead or oversee. The Levites oversaw workers repairing the Temple under Josiah. Interpretation: Tradition notes that the Levites had many roles beyond service, such as scribes and guards. In the primary lessons: In law and civics lessons: a judge presides over a court; a chairperson presides over a meeting. In Alice in Wonderland the King of Hearts presides over the trial of the Knave of Hearts, with the Queen shouting «Off with his head!» In church, a priest or minister may preside at communion.
examples
- Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and presided over all that did the work in every manner of service; and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters. (Writings 2CH.34.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- The judge presided over the trial. tree →
- The head teacher presided at the prize-giving. tree →
- The King of Hearts presided over the trial in Wonderland. tree →
- The mayor presided over the meeting. tree →
- The priest presided at the wedding. tree →
- Gran presided over the Christmas dinner table. tree →
- Terminus was the god who presided over all boundaries and landmarks. tree →
note
Usually followed by «over» or «at». Related: president (the person who presides), presidency. Regular verb: presided.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «preside» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.