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surveillance

/sɜːˈveɪləns/noun

उच्चारण सर्वेलन्स

निगरानी, चौकसी, गुप्त नज़र

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    the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may happen

    निगरानी, चौकसी, गुप्त नज़र

    • The suspect was kept under surveillance for a month.
    • CCTV surveillance of the exam hall
    • The area is under constant surveillance by the police.
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    • Satellites provide surveillance of the border.
    • The shop installed cameras for surveillance.

    Synonyms observation monitoring watch

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sur·veil·lance

With -veil- (ei) and double l (not 'survellance').

बीच में -veil- (ei) और दो l ('survellance' गलत है)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Under surveillance.

Collocation 'under surveillance' का अर्थ है निगरानी में होना।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the French for 'watching over'.

यह French में 'निगरानी रखना' से आया है।