surveiller

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French surveillier. By surface analysis, sur- +‎ veiller, corresponding to Latin super (“on top of”) + vigilō (“to watch”). Cognate with English surveil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /syʁ.vɛ.je/ ~ /syʁ.ve.je/ === Verb === surveiller (espionage) to monitor, to survey, to watch surveiller comme le lait sur le feu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== veiller éveiller réveiller === Further reading === “surveiller”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Verb === surveiller alternative form of surveillier ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-eill, *-eills, *-eillt are modified to eil, euz, eut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.