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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The Cabinet approved the proposal by a majority of 10 ministers to one. —

Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024 Victims have called on two bishops and an associate minister to follow the archbishop in resigning over their involvement in the scandal. —

Arion McNicoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for minister to