preside
preside is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate.
- intransitive verb. To exercise superintendence; to watch over.
- verb. act as president
"preside over companies and corporations"
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in preside:
Common word forms
presided, presider, presides, presiding
Words from these letters
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