Information about the word chair (English → Esperanto: prezidi)

Synonym: preside

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/tʃɛə*/
Hyphenationchair
Shavian alphabet𐑗𐑺
Deseret alphabet𐐽𐐩𐑉

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) chair(I) chaired
(thou) chairest(thou) chairedst
(he) chairs, chaireth(he) chaired
(we) chair(we) chaired
(you) chair(you) chaired
(they) chair(they) chaired
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) chair (I) chaired
(thou) chair(thou) chaired
(he) chair(he) chaired
(we) chair(we) chaired
(you) chair(you) chaired
(they) chair(they) chaired
Imperative mood
chair
Participles
Present participlePast participle
chairingchaired

Usage samples

Russian president Vladimir Putin chaired an emergency meeting at the week‐end and disclosed that national gasoline reserves have been drawn down to uncomfortable levels.
George Ciamba, the Romanian minister who will chair today’s meeting of European affairs ministers in Brussel, said there was “less clarity today than yesterday” on Brexit.

Translations

Catalanpresidir
Czechpředsedat
Dutchpresideren; voorzitten
Esperantoprezidi
Frenchprésider
Germanden Vorsitz haben; führen; präsidieren
Papiamentopresidiá
Portuguesepresidir
Saterland Frisiandän Foarsit häabe; fiere; präsidierje
Spanishpresidir