preside
verb (used without object)
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
presided
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past participleof preside.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof preside.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
presideverb (used without object)to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
Example Sentences
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Her grandmother, the first woman his grandfather married, presided as matriarch over a farm where the wives lived together, and often helped choose the newcomers herself.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Dougan said the references were only introduced following a conviction, by which point the trial judge had presided over all the evidence and was aware of the full facts of the case.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He left office in 2010 as a blue-collar hero who presided over a commodity-fueled economic boom that helped lift 30 million people out of poverty.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Wall Street endured a painful selloff on Wednesday, as new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh presided over one of the wildest Fed decision days for markets in recent memory.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Murals depicted her ancestors as powerful god-rulers who presided over a rich land.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
