presiding
Meaning of presiding
verb, gerund or present participle
- be in the position of authority in a meeting or other gathering.
the prime minister will preside at an emergency cabinet meeting
- play (a musical instrument, especially a keyboard instrument) at a public gathering.
early 17th century: from French présider, from Latin praesidere, from prae ‘before’ + sedere ‘sit’.
Information about presiding
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of presiding
pre-sid-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- presiding is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
presiding synonyms
Meaning act as chairperson of or preside over (an organization, meeting, or public event):
Meaning organize and carry out:
Meaning move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time:
Meaning cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward:
Meaning show or indicate the way to (someone):
Meaning make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent:
Words that rhyme with presiding
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