invigilating
present participle ofinvigilate
invigilate
verb[IorT]
UKuk/ɪnˈvɪdʒ.ə.leɪt/us/ɪnˈvɪdʒ.ə.leɪt/(USproctor)towatchpeopletaking anexaminordertocheckthat they do notcheat:
MissJekyll will be invigilating (yourchemistryexam) today.
Exams, tests & exercises
- achievement test
- Advanced Placement
- AP
- aptitude test
- assessment
- can dophrase
- dictation
- external examination
- fail
- moderate
- pop quiz
- practical
- probationary
- proctor
- psychometric
- quiz
- re-mark
- rubric
- sit
- viva
Examplesofinvigilating
invigilating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We areinvigilatingclosely what is going on authority by authority.
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They will find half the cost ofinvigilatingduring those free periods from a special donation and half from funds at their disposal.
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He suggested that the nationalised boards were tending to become hypochondriacs and that we wereinvigilatingthem too much.
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I can understand the position as regards taxis because there is a clear and precise way ofinvigilatingpeople who apply for taxi cab licences.
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What happens in terms of these duties which that police force has to carry out ininvigilatingthe baggage of passengers travelling through the port and other cargoes?
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There is an arrangement by which member states are responsible for monitoring many of those funds andinvigilatingin questions that arise in connection with them.
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Invigilatingcarefully, making sure that candidates do not talk inside examination venues and also responding to any examination irregularities immediately. 5.
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- varying speed
- varying stages
- varying strength
- varying styles
- varying success
- varying thickness
- varying view
- varying width
- VAS
- vasa deferentia
- vasa-deferentia
- vascular
- vascular access
- vascular damage
- vascular disease
- vascular-disease
- vascular endothelial growth
- vascular event
- vascular injury
- vascular plant
- vascular resistance
- vascular structure
- vascular supply
- vascular surgery
- vasculature