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valvoa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • control verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
  • enforce verb To make sure a law, rule, or requirement is obeyed.
  • invigilate verb To supervise students while they sit an exam.
  • look at phrasal verb To direct your eyes toward something or someone in order to see it.
  • monitor noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
  • overlook verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.
  • oversee verb To supervise or take responsibility for a person, project, or process.
  • supervise verb To oversee and direct people or a task.
  • surveil verb To watch someone or something closely, often secretly.

Senses

valvoa is used for these senses in English:

  • be awake To not sleep, to stay awake. (This entry is a translation hub.)
  • control (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
  • enforce (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.
  • invigilate (UK, Canada, ambitransitive) To oversee a test or exam.
  • look at (transitive) To observe or watch.
  • monitor (transitive) To watch over; to guard.
  • overlook (archaic) To supervise, oversee; to watch over.
  • oversee (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.

control — full definition

  1. verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
  2. noun Power or authority to direct or manage something.
  3. noun A device such as a button, lever, or switch used to operate a machine.
  4. noun A group or sample used as a baseline for comparison in an experiment.
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