vigilar

to watch, to supervise, to guard

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vigilar

transitive verb

1. to guard (preso, banco); to keep an eye on (niño, bolso); to watch over (enfermo); to oversee (proceso)

vigila que nadie toque esto make sure no-one touches this
me vigilan desde hace días they've been watching me for days

intransitive verb

2. to keep watch

vigilar por algo to (keep a) watch over something

vigilar

transitive verb

1 [+niño, enfermo, equipaje, máquina] to keep an eye on; watch

vigila a los niños para que no se hagan daño keep an eye on o watch the children to see they don't get hurt; vigila el arroz para que no se pegue keep an eye on the rice to make sure it doesn't stick

2 [+trabajo] to supervise

3 [+presos] to guard; [+frontera] to guard; police

vigilaban de cerca al sospechoso they kept a close watch on the suspect

intransitive verb

to keep watch

tú vigila fuera mientras yo me escondo you keep a lookout o keep watch outside while I hide; vigilar por algo to watch over sth; su misión es vigilar por la seguridad del Estado his task is to watch over national security

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Verb Conjugations for vigilar

Gerund: vigilando

Participle: vigilado

Indicative

	Present	Preterit	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	vigilo	vigilé	vigilaba	vigilaría	vigilaré
tú	vigilas	vigilaste	vigilabas	vigilarías	vigilarás
él/ella/Ud.	vigila	vigiló	vigilaba	vigilaría	vigilará
nosotros	vigilamos	vigilamos	vigilábamos	vigilaríamos	vigilaremos
vosotros	vigiláis	vigilasteis	vigilabais	vigilaríais	vigilaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	vigilan	vigilaron	vigilaban	vigilarían	vigilarán

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