veille

Meaning

  1. the day before, the eve
  2. the era or while before something; eve
  3. wakefulness
  4. watch, vigil
  5. standby

Concepts

eve

vigil

day before

previous day

scouting

hunting for news story

journalist

searching

sleep

standby

exploratory survey

reconnoitering

reconnoitring

brink

verge

wake

Evening

Frequency

B2
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɛj/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin vigilia.

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