English
English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English
English

administer

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Law administerad‧min‧is‧ter /ədˈmɪnɪstə $ -ər/ ●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる verb 1 ORGANIZE[transitive] to manage the work or money of a company or organization The money will be administered by local charities. Our office administers the affairs of the Society.Grammar Administer is often passive in this meaning.2 SCLORGANIZE[intransitive, transitive] to provide or organize something officially as part of your jobadminister justice/punishment etc It is not the job of the police to administer justice; that falls to the courts.administer to Pillai had responsibility for administering to the needs of half a million people.administer something to somebody The test was administered to all 11-year-olds.administer an oath (=be the official person who listens to it) 3 [transitive] formal to give someone a medicine or medical treatment administer something to somebody Painkillers were administered to the boy. This unit teaches students how to administer first aid. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusadminister• The mistake was caught before the drug was administered.• A defibrillator can analyze the heart rhythm of a cardiac arrest victim and administer an electric shock.• They can be administered either as simple tablets or as a special, long-acting injection.• The test was administered fairly and impartially.• This vaccination was no easy one to administer, for the necessary dose had to be given intra-nasally.• It was the captain's job to administer punishment on the ship.• In the meantime, the solicitor intended administering the estate on behalf of the family.• The Navajo administer their own territory within the United States.• Oxygen was being administered through a nose cone.• Oxygen was being administered to Mr. Ryan through a mask.• Ms. O'Brien's office is in charge of administering welfare programs. administer justice/punishment etc• What happened there represents a frontal challenge to how the courts, the states and the federal government administer justice.administer first aid• Mike Chittenden staggered in flames into a neighbouring office, where terrified workers doused the flames and administered first aid.• Bandaging Having administered first aid immediately, the next priority is to minimise further damage.• Rolly single-handedly attempted to apprehend the youths, put out the fire and administer first aid to barman Wheeler.From Longman Business Dictionaryadministerad‧min‧is‧ter /ədˈmɪnəstə-ər/ verb [transitive]1COMMERCEto manage, organize, and control something and make sure it is dealt with correctlyA new national fund will be administered by the insurance industry.the bureaucrats who administer welfare programs2administer justiceLAW to punish crimes They were responsible for maintaining order and administering justice within their community.→ See Verb table Origin administer (1300-1400) Old French aministrer, from Latin administrare, from ad- "to" + ministrare "to serve", from minister; → MINISTER1
Quizzes
Pictures of the day
What are these? Click on the pictures to check.

Explore topics

See all topics
Verb table
administer
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they administer
he, she, it administers
> View More
Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they administered
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have administered
he, she, it has administered
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had administered
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will administer
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have administered
> View Less
Continuous Form
Present
I am administering
he, she, it is administering
> View More
you, we, they are administering
Past
I, he, she, it was administering
you, we, they were administering
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been administering
he, she, it has been administering
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been administering
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be administering
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been administering
> View Less
Quantcast

AltStyle によって変換されたページ (->オリジナル) /