Vigilance - English meaning

noun

The quality of being alert.

Usage examples:

Walsall were indebted to the bravery and alertness of their goalkeeper

noun

Notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important.

Usage examples:

He drew attention to three spelling mistakes

noun

The act of directing the mind to listen, see, or understand; notice

Usage examples:

In order to learn anything, you have to pay attention., it’s hard to command the attention of 23 ei…

noun

Written on an envelope or at the top of a letter to show who should read it

Usage examples:

Letters should be marked for the attention of jane mills.

noun

The action of paying close attention to something.

Usage examples:

Half the children who ate the cereal showed no improvement in attentiveness

noun

The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The care of the elderly

verb

Feel concern or interest; attach importance to something.

Usage examples:

They don't care about human life

noun

The quality of giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something

Usage examples:

It is evident from her notes that she read with great carefulness., the carefulness of his answer m…

noun

Care taken to avoid danger or mistakes.

Usage examples:

Anyone receiving a suspect package should exercise extreme caution

verb

Say something as a warning.

Usage examples:

The chancellor cautioned that economic uncertainties remained

noun

A warning

Usage examples:

It’s a good time to invest, he said, but a word of caution is in order., use caution when approachi…

noun

Behaviour that avoids risk and is well considered, and sometimes slow or uncertain

Usage examples:

Her cautiousness sometimes makes her slow to reach decisions., we have seen more cautiousness in sp…

noun

The quality of being wary and unwilling to take risks; prudence.

Usage examples:

Circumspection is required in the day-to-day exercise of administrative powers

noun

The quality of being careful not to take risks

Usage examples:

This is a very sensitive case requiring extreme circumspection.

verb

Pay attention to; take notice of.

Usage examples:

He should have heeded the warnings

noun

Careful attention.

Usage examples:

If he heard, he paid no heed

abbreviation

Mare.

determiner

Short for my (representing the pronunciation used by lawyers in court to refer to or address the judge or a fellow barrister on the same side).

Usage examples:

M'learned friend

prefix

Denoting commercial activity conducted electronically by means of mobile phones.

Usage examples:

M-commerce

noun

The quality of being prudent; cautiousness.

Usage examples:

We need to exercise prudence in such important matters

noun

The state of being careful in the way you make decisions or spend money so that you avoid unnecessary risks

Usage examples:

The challenge we are trying to meet is balancing financial prudence with the need for success., eco…

noun

Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.

Usage examples:

He found himself put under surveillance by british military intelligence

noun

The act of watching a person or a place, esp. a person believed to be involved with criminal activity or a place where criminals gather

Usage examples:

The parking lot is kept under video surveillance.

noun

Caution about possible dangers or problems.

Usage examples:

Her mother's wariness of computers

noun

The quality or state of being watchful (= paying careful attention)

Usage examples:

There was a certain watchfulness over unattended luggage at railway stations., although bread-makin…