administer
verb (used with object)
to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of.
are administering
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present progressiveof administer.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I'm fortunate to have a simply outstanding medical team looking after me, who I can't thank enough - they are administering the best possible care with expertise, compassion and sensitivity," he wrote on X.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health have said they are administering the new Omicron booster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
Britain, Canada, and Germany are administering one dose per person instead of two, which allows them to inoculate more people even if they each may receive less or less durable protection.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2022
Now nearly 20,000 pharmacies, clinics and physicians’ offices are administering the doses and the Biden administration estimates that by the end of Wednesday more than 900,000 of the kid doses will have been administered.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
I am satisfied that many English and Indian officials honestly believe that they are administering one of the best systems devised in the world and that India is making steady though slow progress.
From Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation by Mahatma Gandhi
