keep vigil

English

Verb

keep vigil (third-person singular simple present keeps vigil, present participle keeping vigil, simple past and past participle kept vigil)

to stay in a place and quietly wait, pray, etc., for a period of time
She kept vigil at the bedside of her ailing son.

to observe the deceased overnight
Rafael died this morning, and this afternoon we are going to keep vigil over him.

Synonyms

(to observe the deceased): have a wake

Translations

to observe the deceased overnight

Catalan: vetllar (ca)
Dutch: een wake hebben
French: veiller (fr)
Galician: velar
German: eine Totenwache halten
Italian: vegliare (it)
Japanese: てつやおする
Korean: 철야를 지키다 (cheoryareul jikida)
Occitan: velhar (oc)
Portuguese: velar (pt)
Romanian: priveghea (ro)
Spanish: velar (es)
Swedish: ha en vaka
Tagalog: paglamayan

References

“keep vigil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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