Usages of praeesse
Magistra bibliothecae praeest et vult ut omnes lectioni diligenter intersint.
The teacher is in charge of the library and wants everyone to take part in the lesson carefully.
Femina prudens tabernae patris praeest, sed ipsa quoque contionibus civium interdum interest.
A prudent woman is in charge of her father’s shop, but she herself also sometimes attends the citizens’ assemblies.
Magistra rogat cur in hac domo tam multa sint canistra, catini, et scutellae; mater respondet se interdum multis conviviis praeesse.
The teacher asks why there are so many baskets, bowls, and dishes in this house; mother answers that she is sometimes in charge of many banquets.
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