keep vigil
keep watch
TRANSLATION
to keep vigil = wachen --- GOOGLE INDEX 299,000
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
All the workers KEPT A VIGIL at the factory gates, day and night, in the rain and cold, until the courts ordered the seizure of the equipment.
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keep vigil
phrasal verb
- a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Wakefulness, in particular while others are sleeping, is expressed by the Latin word vigilia. One definition of "keep vigil" comes from Christian religious ceremonies held at night.
Especially on the night before Christmas and the night before Easter, believers might attend midnight services. This goes back to the early times of Christianity, when religious rituals had to be performed at night so as to hide them from the authorities.
Although some vigils are religious, many people think of the military when they hear the term, because it is common for a guard at a military base to stand guard or keep watch all night.
A slightly different type of vigil involves a stationary, peaceful demonstration, typically without speeches. People might hold a candlelight vigil, for example, when someone is killed by a bombing or shooting in a public place, as a way to remember, honour and mourn the victim.
Variations of the expression include "keep a/the vigil" or "stand vigil".
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SYNONYMS
guard, protect, patrol, watch
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO A CONVERSATION TODAY
say something like:
"The equipment is overheating. Can you please keep vigil over the system until I return with a repairman?"
phrasal verb
- a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray
(Oxford Dictionary)
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Wakefulness, in particular while others are sleeping, is expressed by the Latin word vigilia. One definition of "keep vigil" comes from Christian religious ceremonies held at night.
Especially on the night before Christmas and the night before Easter, believers might attend midnight services. This goes back to the early times of Christianity, when religious rituals had to be performed at night so as to hide them from the authorities.
Although some vigils are religious, many people think of the military when they hear the term, because it is common for a guard at a military base to stand guard or keep watch all night.
A slightly different type of vigil involves a stationary, peaceful demonstration, typically without speeches. People might hold a candlelight vigil, for example, when someone is killed by a bombing or shooting in a public place, as a way to remember, honour and mourn the victim.
Variations of the expression include "keep a/the vigil" or "stand vigil".
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SYNONYMS
guard, protect, patrol, watch
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO A CONVERSATION TODAY
say something like:
"The equipment is overheating. Can you please keep vigil over the system until I return with a repairman?"
