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UK
/vˈɪdʒɪləns/
]
[ US /ˈvɪdʒəɫəns/ ]
[ US /ˈvɪdʒəɫəns/ ]
NOUN
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the process of paying close and continuous attention
vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter -
vigilant attentiveness
he keeps a weather eye open for trouble
How To Use vigilance In A Sentence
- For the rest of us, it has been six months of adjustment to a new family situation, tough occasionally but generally an improvement: far fewer messes to clear up, no constant vigilance on the bathroom and kitchen, much greater freedom for us to go on family outings (most often, of course, to see B up in Limburg). Six months on
- Vigilance is needed for any features of possible optic neuropathy, such as blurred vision, impaired colour perception, and reduced visual acuity
- There is also a certain symmetry between the two species, for the adherents of a politicised religion, like soldiers in an army, are in a permanent state of combat and vigilance.
- My old therapist called it hyper-vigilance and clucked as she made notes about examples of the behavior in my daily life.
- Fortunately, concussion or fracture was rare, occurring in only 21 cases, but the need for vigilance is clear.
- Finally a game that doesn’t give me motion sickness and where hypervigilance is an assett. Cheeseburger Gothic » This way ladies, if you would care to follow me.
- B: Percentages of the three vigilance states before and after Mus and NaCl iontophoretic ejections (n = 5) in the vlPAG / dDpMe region. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- You cannot afford to relax your vigilance for a moment.
- Auto flushers have been installed to improve hygiene, although they require vigilance to make sure rundown batteries are replaced on time.
- The birds cannot afford to relax their vigilance against predators.