invigilate
To oversee a test or examTo oversee a test or exam.
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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.
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.
- watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
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, invigilatedregular · Lesson
| Base form | invigilate · to invigilate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | invigilates |
| Present participle | invigilating |
| Past simple | invigilated |
| Past participle | invigilated |
Tenses
invigilate · invigilated · will invigilate · have invigilatedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons 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
See also
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