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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French surveiller. First attested in the 19th century. By surface analysis, sor- + vegliare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sor.veʎˈʎa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: sor‧ve‧glià‧re
Verb
sorvegliàre (first-person singular present sorvéglio, first-person singular past historic sorvegliài, past participle sorvegliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to watch, keep an eye on, watch over
- to supervise or oversee
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References
- sorvegliàre in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- sorvegliare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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