veiller
B1#2,037Hear it
verb
- to stay up, sit up
- to keep guard, keep watch
- to look after, see to + à); see to it that ( + à ce que
- to watch oversomeone) ( + sur
- to keep watch over a sick person at night; to do a death wake for
Forms
Present
| I | veille |
|---|---|
| you | veilles |
| he, she, it | veille |
| we | veillons |
| you (plural) | veillez |
| they | veillent |
Imperfect
| I | veillais |
|---|---|
| you | veillais |
| he, she, it | veillait |
| we | veillions |
| you (plural) | veilliez |
| they | veillaient |
Past historic
| I | veillai |
|---|---|
| you | veillas |
| he, she, it | veilla |
| we | veillâmes |
| you (plural) | veillâtes |
| they | veillèrent |
Future
| I | veillerai |
|---|---|
| you | veilleras |
| he, she, it | veillera |
| we | veillerons |
| you (plural) | veillerez |
| they | veilleront |
Conditional
| I | veillerais |
|---|---|
| you | veillerais |
| he, she, it | veillerait |
| we | veillerions |
| you (plural) | veilleriez |
| they | veilleraient |
Subjunctive
| I | veille |
|---|---|
| you | veilles |
| he, she, it | veille |
| we | veillions |
| you (plural) | veilliez |
| they | veillent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | veillasse |
|---|---|
| you | veillasses |
| he, she, it | veillât |
| we | veillassions |
| you (plural) | veillassiez |
| they | veillassent |
Imperative
| you | veille |
|---|---|
| we | veillons |
| you (plural) | veillez |
Other forms
| infinitive | veiller |
|---|---|
| past participle | veillé |
| gerund | veillant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- J'étais bien certain que tu viendrais veiller.I was sure you'd come and watch.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Main se craignez rien je veille sur vous.Hands don't worry. I'm watching over you.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- — Je dois veiller sur votre vie, madame, et j’y veillerai."I have to watch over your life, ma'am, and I will watch over it.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Toute la population était sous les armes et veillait nuit et jour, chacun étant déterminé de vendre chèrement sa vie.All the population was under arms and watched night and day, each being determined to sell their lives dearly.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I