"keep vigil" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps vigil [present, singular, third-person], keeping vigil [participle, present], kept vigil [participle, past], kept vigil [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> vigil}} keep vigil (third-person singular simple present keeps vigil, present participle keeping vigil, simple past and past participle kept vigil)
  1. to stay in a place and quietly wait, pray, etc., for a period of time
    Sense id: en-keep_vigil-en-verb-K8n7M83U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 67 33
  2. to observe the deceased overnight Synonyms (to observe the deceased): have a wake Translations (to observe the deceased overnight): vetllar (Catalan), een wake hebben (Dutch), veiller (French), velar (Galician), eine Totenwache halten (German), vegliare (Italian), てつやおする (Japanese), 철야를 지키다 (cheoryareul jikida) (Korean), velhar (Occitan), velar (Portuguese), priveghea (Romanian), velar (Spanish), ha en vaka (Swedish), paglamayan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-keep_vigil-en-verb-VucAkGc6 Disambiguation of 'to observe the deceased': 5 95 Disambiguation of 'to observe the deceased overnight': 4 96

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