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v. - Watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating).

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Usage examples (22)
  • "In any case, the teachers do not invigilate matric exams -- it is an outside arrangement."
  • We seem to be configured for less drama, more akin to seedtime than anything one can invigilate.
  • Education department sources said all-out attempts were being made to get teachers from other schools to invigilate tomorrow.
  • The Tunisian authorities sometimes give the same impression by hovering around in Internet cafés trying to invigilate what sites people are clicking on.
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