/səˈveɪləns/
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Meaning
Watching a person or place carefully and secretly, often by police or cameras.
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Word origin
From French surveiller, to watch over, from sur, over, and veiller, to stay watching, from Latin vigilare.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- surveiller
- English cognates
- vigil, vigilant
Examples
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"Under surveillance" means being watched secretly.
filmed .
A "surveillance camera" records what happens in a place.
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"Surveillance" is uncountable, so it takes no "a" and no plural.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 12: surveillance, generous, jungle and 5 more words.