Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin praesidēre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /preˈsjɛ.de.re/, /preˈsje.de.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛdere, -edere
  • Hyphenation: pre‧siè‧de‧re, pre‧sié‧de‧re

Verb edit

presièdere or presiédere (first-person singular present presièdo or presiédo, first-person singular past historic presiedétti or (traditional) presiedètti, past participle presiedùto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to chair, to direct
  2. (intransitive) to preside [+ a (object) = over] [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive) to oversee [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to regulate the function of [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ presiedere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading edit

  • presiedere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams edit