# administering

Pronunciation: say "uhd-MIN-i-ster-ing" /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stəɹ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of administer. — present participle and gerund of administer
   - Simple: Present participle of administer. Use this form when the action is happening right now.
   - _The hospital is administering vaccines to thousands of people each week._
   - _Administering a large estate requires patience and careful record-keeping._

## Noun

2. The management or running of an organization, estate, or set of affairs.
   - Simple: The job of managing or running something, like a company, school, or program.
   - _The administering of the trust required annual reports to all beneficiaries._
   - _Day-to-day administering of the department fell to a small, overworked staff._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/administering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).