invigilate
invigilate · invigilates · invigilated · invigilating
следить за экзаменующимися
To oversee a test or examTo oversee a test or exam.
/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/
» "Would you be willing to invigilate this test?"
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, UK, ambitransitive)To oversee a test or exam.
Professor Burns will be invigilating over the final examinations to ensure that the students do not cheat.
следи́ть за экзамену́ющимисяsledítʹ za ekzamenújuščimisja
(archaic, intransitive)To keep watch.
More definitions
- watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
Examples
4 sentences"Would you be willing to invigilate this test?"
"Would you be willing to invigilate this exam?"
We went to a secondary school to invigilate today.
When invigilating exams, teachers sometimes like to play silent games with each other.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
oversee an exam:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin invigilātus, past participle of invigilō (“to stay awake, watch over”)Borrowed from Latin invigilātus, past participle of invigilō (“to stay awake, watch over”).
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Forms
invigilates, invigilating, invigilated, invigilated| Base form | invigilate · to invigilate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | invigilates |
| Present participle | invigilating |
| Past simple | invigilated |
| Past participle | invigilated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsDerivedinvigilatrix
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle