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velar

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to look after; to stay awake

∗ verb

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velar [ˈviːləʳ]

adjective

velar

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

"velar" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

Velar
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velar

adjective

1. velar (anatomy & linguistics)

intransitive verb

1. (cuidar)

velar por -> to look after, to watch over

2. to stay awake (no dormir)

transitive verb

3. to keep a vigil over (de noche) (muerto); to sit up with (enfermo)

4. to mask, to veil (ocultar)

5. to damage by exposure to sunlight (photography)

velarse

pronomial verb

1. to be damaged by exposure to sunlight (photography)

velar [vay-lar’]

verb neuter

1. To watch (vigilar), to be watchful, to wake. (n)

2. To watch, to keep guard by night. (n)

3. To watch, to be attentive, to be vigilant. (n)

4. To appear above the water, as rocks. (Nautical) (n)

5. To assist by turns before the holy sacrament when it is manifested. (n)

verb transitive

6. To guard, to watch, to keep.

7. To throw a piece of white gauze over a married couple, after the nuptial benediction has been given.

8. To observe attentively.

9. To cover, to hide. (Poetry)

10. To watch with the sick or deceased at night.

velar

verbo:transitivo

1 [+enfermo] to sit up with; [+muerto] to keep vigil over

2 (Mil) to watch; keep watch over

3 (Latinoamérica) (codiciar) to look covetously at

verbo:intransitivo

1 (permanecer despierto) to stay awake; go without sleep

he pasado la noche velando

velar por algo/algn (cuidar) to look after sth/sb; velaba por la salud de sus hijos she looked after her children's health; nadie vela por mis intereses nobody watches over my interests; tendremos que velar por que esto no se repita we'll have to see to it o ensure that this doesn't happen again

3 (Religión) to keep vigil

4 [+arrecife] to appear

velar

verbo:transitivo

1 (Fotografía) to fog

2 (cubrir con un velo) to veil

3 (ocultar) to conceal

verbo:pronominal

velarse

1 (Fotografía) to fog

2 (cubrirse con un velo) to veil o.s.

velar

adjetivo

(Lingüística) velar

Verb Conjugations for "velar" (go to to look after; to stay awake)

Gerund: velando
Participle: velado

Indicative

	Present	Preterit	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	velo	velé	velaba	velaría	velaré
tú	velas	velaste	velabas	velarías	velarás
él/ella/Ud.	vela	veló	velaba	velaría	velará
nosotros	velamos	velamos	velábamos	velaríamos	velaremos
vosotros	veláis	velasteis	velabais	velaríais	velaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	velan	velaron	velaban	velarían	velarán