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Definition of "vigilant" []

  • On the alert; watchful. See Synonyms at aware. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "vigilant" in a sentence
  • ""The focus for Thursday is on the ECB meeting and whether or not Trichet uses the code word 'vigilant,'" wrote analysts at BNP Paribas SA including Ray Attrill, a senior currency strategist in New York in a note yesterday."
  • ""The focus for Thursday is on the ECB meeting and whether or not Trichet uses the code word 'vigilant,'" analysts at BNP Paribas SA including Ray Attrill, a senior currency strategist in New York, wrote in a note yesterday."
  • "Euro bulls had insisted in hearing the word "vigilant" from ECB Chief Trichet in order to feel reassured that the euro's ascent was deserving of its expected yield differential widening."