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watch
[woch]
verb (used without object)
to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens.
to watch while an experiment is performed.
to look or wait attentively and expectantly (usually followed byfor ).
to watch for a signal;
to watch for an opportunity.
to be careful or cautious.
Watch when you cross the street.
to keep awake, especially for a purpose; remain vigilant, as for protection or safekeeping.
to watch with a sick person.
to keep vigil, as for devotional purposes.
to keep guard.
She was assigned to watch at the door.
verb (used with object)
to keep under attentive view or observation, as in order to see or learn something; view attentively or with interest: to watch a football game.
to watch a play;
to watch a football game.
to contemplate or regard mentally.
to watch his progress.
to look or wait attentively and expectantly for.
to watch one's opportunity.
Synonyms:to guard, tend, or oversee, especially for protection or safekeeping.
to watch the baby.
Synonyms:
noun
close, continuous observation for the purpose of seeing or discovering something.
Their watch for the birds was unrewarding.
Synonyms: ,vigilant guard, as for protection or restraint.
to keep watch for prowlers.
Synonyms:a keeping awake for some special purpose.
a watch beside a sickbed.
a period of time for watching or keeping guard.
to stand the first watch.
a small, portable timepiece, as a wrist watch or pocket watch.
a chronometer.
Nautical.
a period of time, usually four hours, during which one part of a ship's crew is on duty, taking turns with another part.
the officers and crew who attend to the working of a ship for an allotted period of time.
one of the periods, usually three or four, into which the night was divided in ancient times, as by the Greeks or Hebrews.
the fourth watch of the night.
a person or group that watches, as a lookout, guard, or sentinel.
A watch was posted at sunset.
Also called storm watch.Meteorology.an announcement from the U.S. National Weather Service alerting the public that dangerous weather conditions are a possibility and that vigilance and precautionary preparations are advised: tornado watch.
hurricane watch;
tornado watch.
a flock of nightingales.
verb phrase
to be on one's guard; be cautious.
Watch out for cars when you cross the road.
to guard for protection or safekeeping.
She watched over us like a mother hen over her brood.
watch
1/ ɒʃ /
verb
to look at or observe closely or attentively
to wait attentively or expectantly
to guard or tend (something) closely or carefully
(intr) to keep vigil
(tr) to maintain an interest in
to watch the progress of a child at school
be careful! look out!
noun
a small portable timepiece, usually worn strapped to the wrist (a wristwatch ) or in a waistcoat pocket
( as modifier )
a watch spring
the act or an instance of watching
a period of vigil, esp during the night
(formerly) one of a set of periods of any of various lengths into which the night was divided
nautical
any of the usually four-hour periods beginning at midnight and again at noon during which part of a ship's crew are on duty
those officers and crew on duty during a specified watch
the period during which a guard is on duty
(formerly) a watchman or band of watchmen
on the lookout; alert
-watch
2suffix
indicating a regular television programme or newspaper feature on the topic specified
Crimewatch
Other 51Թ Forms
- unwatched adjective
- unwatching adjective
- well-watched adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of watch1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of watch1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"I had to watch my partner struggle looking after our child," Jamie says.
On a bright morning, just a stone's throw from where he grew up and went to school, people lined the street on their knees to watch his coffin pass by.
"It's almost a compulsion to watch it. There is a self-damaging part of eating disorders where you try to access this," Eve said.
Maria's two daughters often sit courtside to watch her matches, with the German saying their presence makes her victory even more special.
As well as the parade the event included the traditional flypast by the Red Arrows, with the royals taking to the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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