vigilant

English

Etymology

From French vigilant or its source, Latin vigilans, present participle of vigilare (“stay awake”), from vigil (“awake”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈvɪdʒɪlənt/

Adjective

vigilant (comparative more vigilant, superlative most vigilant)

1. Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary

   Be vigilant for signs of disease in your garden.

Synonyms

• watchful, alert, wary, aware, on the qui vive

Derived terms

• vigilantly

Related terms

• vigil
• vigilance
• vigilante

Translations

watchful

• Armenian: զգոն (hy) (zgon), զգաստ (hy) (zgast)
• Bulgarian: бдителен (bg) (bditelen), зорък (bg) (zorǎk)
• Catalan: vigilant (ca)
• Finnish: valpas (fi), varuillaan (fi)
• French: vigilant (fr)
• German: aufmerksam (de), umsichtig (de), wachsam (de)

• Italian: vigilante (it)
• Norwegian: oppmerksom (no), forsiktig (no)
• Romanian: vigilent (ro), precaut (ro), atent (ro)
• Russian: бдительный (ru) (bdítel’nyj)
• Spanish: vigilante (es)
• Swedish: uppmärksam (sv), försiktig (sv)

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin vigilans.

Adjective

vigilant m, f (masculine and feminine plural vigilants)

1. vigilant

Derived terms

• vigilantment

Noun

vigilant m, f (plural vigilants)

1. guard, watchman

Related terms

• vigilància
• vigilar

Verb

vigilant

1. Present participle of vigilar.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vigilans.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /viʒilɑ̃/

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Adjective

vigilant m (feminine vigilante, masculine plural vigilants, feminine plural vigilantes)

1. vigilant

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Latin

Verb

vigilant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of vigilō