Surveil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

keep under surveillance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɚvˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/səvˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səvˈeɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /sɚvˈeɪl/.

Examples

The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

follow survey

Parts of Speech

verb	keep under surveillance “The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überwachung

unter Beobachtung halten

🇫🇷French

surveiller

rester sous surveillance

🇪🇸Spanish

vigilar

mantener bajo vigilancia

🇮🇹Italian

sorveglianza

tenere sotto sorveglianza

🇳🇱Dutch

toezicht houden

onder toezicht houden

🇵🇹Portuguese

vigiar

manter sob vigilância

🇷🇺Russian

наблюдение

держать под наблюдением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

द्वारा निगरानी

निगरानी में रखें

🇧🇩Bengali

নজরদারি

নজরদারিতে রাখা

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்காணிப்பு

கண்காணிப்பில் வைத்திருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిఘా

నిఘాలో ఉంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

निरीक्षण

देखरेखीखाली ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સર્વેલ

દેખરેખ હેઠળ રાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಣ್ಗಾವಲು

ಕಣ್ಗಾವಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരീക്ഷണം

നിരീക്ഷണത്തിൽ സൂക്ഷിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ

ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ ਹੇਠ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

نگرانی

نگرانی میں رکھیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

监视

受到监视

🇯🇵Japanese

監視する

監視下に置く

🇰🇷Korean

감시하다

감시를 받다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khảo sát

giữ dưới sự giám sát

🇹🇭Thai

การสำรวจ

ประกบตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengawasan

tetap dalam pengawasan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsubaybay

panatilihin sa ilalim ng surveillance

🇲🇾Malay

pengawasan

terus di bawah pengawasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مراقبة

إبقاء تحت المراقبة

🇮🇷Persian

نظارت

تحت نظر نگه دارید

🇹🇷Turkish

gözetleme

gözetim altında tutmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעקב

לשמור תחת מעקב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'surveil'?

The primary meaning of 'surveil' is 'keep under surveillance'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'surveil' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'surveil' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'surveil' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'surveil' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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