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invigilates

invigilates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of invigilate.

Meaning of invigilate

Verb

invigilate (third-person singular simple present invigilates, present participle invigilating, simple past and past participle invigilated)

  1. (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.
    Synonyms:
    proctor
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To keep watch.

Questions about invigilates

What is invigilates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Invigilates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of invigilate.

Words near invigilates in the dictionary

  1. invidiousnesses
  2. invigilance
  3. invigilancy
  4. invigilate
  5. invigilated
  6. invigilates
  7. invigilating
  8. invigilation
  9. invigilations
  10. invigilator
  11. invigilators

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