What part of speech is administered?

Administered can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. administered is a verb, past participle of administer (infinitive).
  • 2. administered is a verb, past simple of administer (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does administered mean?

Definitions

Verb

administer - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds"
administer - give or apply (medications)
administer - perform (a church sacrament) ritually; "administer the last unction"
administer - direct the taking of; "administer an exam"; "administer an oath"
administer - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"

Examples of administered

#   Sentence  
1. verb Visas and Study Permits are administered by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and any questions regarding applications should be directed to them.
2. verb The doctor administered medicine to the patient.
3. verb The medication should be administered topically.
4. verb If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
5. verb The city of Aachen is administered as an independent district.
6. verb The priest administered Extreme Unction.
7. verb He administered his friend's affairs.
8. verb They administered the anesthetic a few minutes ago but Tom hasn't gone under yet.
9. verb The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails.
10. verb The respiratory therapist administered breathing treatments every six hours, per the doctor's orders.
11. verb The nurse told Tom to count backwards from ten as she administered the anaesthetic.
12. verb Epinephrine can be administered through an auto-injector.
13. verb Sami administered CPR to Layla.
14. verb The case might have been dealt leniently with, but the laws were more harshly administered thirty years ago than now, and on my twenty-third birthday I found myself chained as a felon with thirty-seven other convicts in 'tween-decks of the bark Gloria Scott, bound for Australia.
15. verb Algeria was administered by the French as an overseas territory.
Sentence  
verb
Visas and Study Permits are administered by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and any questions regarding applications should be directed to them.
The doctor administered medicine to the patient.
The medication should be administered topically.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
The city of Aachen is administered as an independent district.
The priest administered Extreme Unction.
He administered his friend's affairs.
They administered the anesthetic a few minutes ago but Tom hasn't gone under yet.
The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails.
The respiratory therapist administered breathing treatments every six hours, per the doctor's orders.
The nurse told Tom to count backwards from ten as she administered the anaesthetic.
Epinephrine can be administered through an auto-injector.
Sami administered CPR to Layla.
The case might have been dealt leniently with, but the laws were more harshly administered thirty years ago than now, and on my twenty-third birthday I found myself chained as a felon with thirty-seven other convicts in 'tween-decks of the bark Gloria Scott, bound for Australia.
Algeria was administered by the French as an overseas territory.

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