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surveiller — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • heed verb To pay close attention to advice or a warning and take it seriously.
  • invigilate verb To oversee a test or exam.
  • 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.
  • superintend verb To oversee the work of others; to supervise.
  • surveil verb To keep someone or something under surveillance.
  • watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.

Senses

surveiller is used for these senses in English:

  • heed (transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
  • invigilate (UK, Canada, ambitransitive) To oversee a test or exam.
  • monitor (transitive) To watch over; to guard.
  • superintend To oversee the work of others; to supervise.
  • surveil (transitive, US) To keep someone or something under surveillance.
  • watch (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.

heed — full definition

  1. verb To pay close attention to advice or a warning and take it seriously.
  2. noun Careful attention paid to something.

invigilate — full definition

  1. verb To oversee a test or exam.
  2. verb To keep watch.

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