Meaning
to watch over, to care for
- to watch over, to care for [with su or a]
- to stay up at night
- to keep watch, to keep a vigil
In a sentence
Stanotte ho vegliato mio figlio con la febbre.
Tonight I stayed up with my son who had a fever.
Puoi vegliare sul cane mentre esco un attimo?
Can you watch the dog while I step out for a moment?
Non voglio vegliare fino alle due di notte.
I don't want to stay up until two at night.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vegliare | infinitive |
| vegliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| veglio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| vegliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vegli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vegliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| veglia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vegliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vegliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vegliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vegliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vegliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vegliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vegliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| vegliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| vegliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| vegliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| vegliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| vegliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| veglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| veglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| veglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| veglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| veglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| veglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| vegliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| vegli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| vegliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vegli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| veglino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vegli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vegliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vegliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vegliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vegliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vegliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vegliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| veglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| veglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| vegliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| veglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| veglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| veglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vegliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| vegliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| veglia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| vegliando | gerund |
| vegliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More literary and solemn than guardare or prendersi cura. Common in religious, poetic, or formal contexts.
- For caring/protecting someone, use vegliare su qualcuno. Without su, it often sounds elevated or old-fashioned.
- For spending the night awake, it usually takes avere: ho vegliato tutta la notte.