administer

«administer» in Mova's school dictionary: to manage or be in charge of something, such as a school… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (administer, administers, administered, administering)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To administer means to manage or be in charge of something, such as a school, a test or money: "the office administers the school trips". tree →

2) (formal) To administer medicine or first aid means to give it to someone. tree →

3) (formal) To administer a punishment means to give it out. tree →

4) To administer a test or an oath means to give it to people and see that it is done properly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal and exam language, "administer" replaces "run" or "give". In health and safety, only trained people or parents should administer medicine to children. Phrases: administer first aid, administer medicine, administer a test, administer justice.

examples

• The nurse administered the medicine. tree →
• A trained first aider administered first aid until the ambulance came. tree →
• The test will be administered in the hall. tree →
• The money is administered by the head teacher. tree →
• The judge administered the oath to the witness. tree →
• Only a parent may administer medicine at home. tree →
• Since he thus reigned with justice, with justice also his ministers administered the law. tree →

note

Formal. Nouns: administration (the managing), administrator (the person). Everyday words: run, manage, give. Do not say "administrate" in formal writing; "administer" is preferred.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «administer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.