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vigilant [ˈvɪdʒɪlənt] adj
keenly alert to or heedful of trouble or danger, as while others are sleeping or unsuspicious [from Latin vigilāns keeping awake, from vigilāre to be watchful; see vigil] vigilantly adv vigilantness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
vigilant adjective watchful, alert, on the lookout, careful, cautious, attentive, circumspect, wide awake, on the alert, on your toes, wakeful, on your guard, on the watch, on the qui vive, Argus-eyed, keeping your eyes peeled or skinned (informal) Police warned the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious. slack, careless, lax, negligent, neglectful, inattentive, remiss Translations vigilant adj → wachsam; to be vigilant about something → auf etw (acc) → achten; to be vigilant about over-exposing oneself to the sun → darauf achten, sich nicht zu sehr der Sonne auszusetzen; to be vigilant against something → sich vor etw (dat) → hüten; to keep a vigilant eye on somebody/something → ein wachsames Auge auf jdn/etw haben; to be under somebody’s vigilant eye → von jdm genau beobachtet werden; the customs officers are ever vigilant for drug traffickers → die Zollbeamten haben stets ein wachsames Auge auf Drogenhändler How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The archdeacon had in Quasimodo the most submissive slave, the most docile lackey, the most vigilant of dogs. Now as the rival companies keep a vigilant eye upon each other, and are anxious to discover each other's plans and movements, they generally contrive to hold their annual assemblages at no great distance apart. Most of their dark forms were soon blended with the brown covering of the prairie; though the captives, who watched the slightest movement of their enemies with vigilant eyes, were now and then enabled to discern a human figure, drawn against the horizon, as some one, more eager than the rest, rose to his greatest height in order to extend the limits of his view. |
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