administer

Everyday

1. (formal) To administer means to manage or be in charge of something, such as a school, a test or money: "the office administers the school trips". tree →
2. (formal) To administer medicine or first aid means to give it to someone. tree →
3. (formal) To administer a punishment means to give it out. tree →
4. To administer a test or an oath means to give it to people and see that it is done properly. tree →

In the lessons

In formal and exam language, "administer" replaces "run" or "give". In health and safety, only trained people or parents should administer medicine to children. Phrases: administer first aid, administer medicine, administer a test, administer justice.

Examples

• The nurse administered the medicine. tree →
• A trained first aider administered first aid until the ambulance came. tree →
• The test will be administered in the hall. tree →
• The money is administered by the head teacher. tree →
• The judge administered the oath to the witness. tree →
• Only a parent may administer medicine at home. tree →
• Since he thus reigned with justice, with justice also his ministers administered the law. tree →

Note

Formal. Nouns: administration (the managing), administrator (the person). Everyday words: run, manage, give. Do not say "administrate" in formal writing; "administer" is preferred.

In Jewish tradition

In formal and exam language, "administer" replaces "run" or "give". In health and safety, only trained people or parents should administer medicine to children. Phrases: administer first aid, administer medicine, administer a test, administer justice.

Examples

• even to give to them that were reckoned by genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation; for in their office of trust they administered the sacred gifts; (Writings 2CH.31.18, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Formal. Nouns: administration (the managing), administrator (the person). Everyday words: run, manage, give. Do not say "administrate" in formal writing; "administer" is preferred.