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Keep vigil

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  1. 1
    To wait and watch, especially overnight.

    "Sven, for the most part, stayed in the backdrop hovering nervously near the parlor window, where he now kept vigil for newly arriving guests ."

  2. 2
    To observe the deceased overnight.

    "Rafael died this morning, and this afternoon we are going to keep vigil over him."

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