veiller

Etymology
,, from , , from , contracted from. Compare the borrowed doublet.

Verb

 * 1)  to stay up, sit up
 * 2)  to keep guard, keep watch
 * 3)  to look after, see to ( + à); see to it that ( + à ce que)
 * 4)  to watch over (someone) ( + sur)
 * 5)  to keep watch over a sick person at night; to do a death wake for
 * 6)  to go out in the evening, e.g. in parties, clubs, bars…
 * 7)  to put in standby mode

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) to be awake