vigiar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vigiar, probably a semi-learned term derived from Latin vigilāre, present active infinitive of vigilō, from vigil (alert; awake), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (to be strong).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌvi.ʒi.ˈa(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvi.ʒi.ˈa(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vi.ˈʒjaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: vi‧gi‧ar

Verb

vigiar (first-person singular present indicative vigio, past participle vigiado)

  1. to watch (to attend or guard)
  2. to watch (to act as a lookout)
  3. to observe something carefully

Conjugation

Synonyms

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