INVIGILATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they invigilate ... he / she / it invigilates

Past simple: invigilated

Past participle: invigilated

-ing form: invigilating

Meaning:

Watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)

Synonyms:

invigilate; proctor

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "invigilate" is one way to...):

follow; keep an eye on; observe; watch; watch over (follow with the eyes or the mind)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

invigilation (keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating)

invigilator (someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating)