Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Alert watchfulness.

    Wachsamkeit

    бди́тельностьbdítelʹnostʹ

    пильністьpylʹnistʹ

  2. (uncountable, usually)Close and continuous attention.

    Wachsamkeit

    бди́тельностьbdítelʹnostʹ

    пильністьpylʹnistʹ

    the process of paying close and continuous attention

  3. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)A guard; a person set to watch.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. I appreciate your vigilance.

    ruЦеню вашу бдительность.

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  2. We won't let up on our vigilance.

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  3. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.

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  4. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

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  5. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French vigilance, from Latin vigilantia.

Borrowed from Middle French vigilance, from Latin vigilantia.

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