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invigilating

invigilating is the present participle and gerund 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 invigilating

What is invigilating the present participle and gerund of?
Invigilating is the present participle and gerund of invigilate.

Words near invigilating in the dictionary

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

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