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minister

/ˈmɪn.əˌstɚ/ verb C2
  1. To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service. (intransitive)
  2. To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship. (intransitive)

He/she/it ministers · Past ministered · Past participle ministered · -ing form ministering

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Verb forms

Base form
minister
He/she/it
ministers
Past
ministered
Past participle
ministered
-ing form
ministering

From the library

As a general thing Matthew gravitated between the kitchen and the little bedroom off the hall where he slept; once in a while he ventured uncomfortably into the parlor or sitting room when the minister came to tea.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 71 · C1
On Sunday Anne confided to Marilla on the way home from church that she grew actually cold all over with excitement when the minister announced the picnic from the pulpit.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 92 · C1
But when a minister says a thing in the pulpit you just have to believe it.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 92 · C1
And oh, Marilla, the minister is going to take part; yes, indeed, he is; he’s going to give an address.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 145 · C1

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