verb especially LAW INTRANSITIVEbheith i gceannas c m ubheith sa chathaoirthe meeting went ahead with Diarmaid presidingchuaigh an cruinniú ar aghaidh agus Diarmaid sa chathaoir, chuaigh an cruinniú ar aghaidh agus Diarmaid i gceannasshe presided at the ceremonyis í a bhí i gceannas ar an searmanas, is í a rinne cathaoirleacht ar an searmanas
phrasal verbs
preside over
(v + prep) TRANSITIVEto preside over sthbheith i mbun ruda, bheith i gceannas ar rudthey presided over the collapse in the economyis faoina stiúir a thit an tóin as an ngeilleagar, is iad a bhí i gceannas nuair a thit an tóin as an ngeilleagar
