minister to
phrasal verb
ministered to; ministering to; ministers to
: to help or care for (someone or something)
She devoted herself to ministering to the poor and sick.
The nurse ministered to his wounds.
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Before Biden announced the agreement Tuesday afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that his Cabinet had approved the U.S.-brokered deal, 10 ministers to one.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
The law empowers Israel’s interior minister to eject from Israel those family members who can be proven to have known of attacks beforehand but who did nothing to warn the authorities.
—David Isaac, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
The commission cited Lin’s work ministering to fellow prisoners and translating the Bible into Chinese.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
The Havana native and member of the Daughters of Charity order, which was expelled from Cuba in 1972, ministers to the material and spiritual needs of growing numbers of migrants from across Latin America, including Cuba, who make the Ermita their first stop.
—Luis Andres Henao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
The law empowers Israel’s interior minister to eject from Israel those family members who can be proven to have known of attacks beforehand but who did nothing to warn the authorities.
—David Isaac, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
The commission cited Lin’s work ministering to fellow prisoners and translating the Bible into Chinese.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
The Havana native and member of the Daughters of Charity order, which was expelled from Cuba in 1972, ministers to the material and spiritual needs of growing numbers of migrants from across Latin America, including Cuba, who make the Ermita their first stop.
—Luis Andres Henao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Minister to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minister%20to. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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