- verbwatch (verb) · watches (third person present) · watched (past tense) · watched (past participle) · watching (present participle)
- look at or observe attentively over a period of time:"Lucy watched him go" · "as she watched, two women came into the garden" · "everyone stopped to watch what was going on"
- keep under careful, protective, or secret observation:"there aren't enough staff to watch him properly" · "he told me my telephones were tapped and I was being watched"
- (watch over)observe and guard in a protective way:"I guess I can rest a while, with you here to watch over me"
- follow closely or maintain an interest in:"the girls watched the development of this relationship with incredulity"
- exercise care, caution, or restraint about:"most women watch their diet during pregnancy" · "you should watch what you say!"
- (watch for)look out or be on the alert for:"in spring and summer, watch for kingfishers" · "watch out for broken glass"
- (watch outwatch itwatch yourself)be careful (used as a warning or threat):"credit card fraud is on the increase, so watch out" · "if anyone finds out, you're dead meat, so watch it"
- archaicremain awake for the purpose of religious observance:"she watched whole nights in the church"
nounwatch (noun) · watches (plural noun) · port watch (noun) · port watches (plural noun) · starboard watch (noun) · starboard watches (plural noun) · the watch (noun)- a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist:"my watch had stopped"
- an act or instance of carefully observing someone or something over a period of time:"the security forces have been keeping a close watch on our activities"
- a period of vigil during which a person is stationed to look out for danger or trouble, typically during the night:"Murray took the last watch before dawn"
- a fixed period of duty on a ship, usually lasting four hours:"sea air, lots of exercise, and four-hour watches give everyone a healthy appetite"
- the officers and crew on duty during a watch.
- historical(the watch)a watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town before the introduction of the police force:"the woman, with a piercing shriek, called the watch"
- a body of soldiers making up a guard.
OriginOld English wæcce ‘watchfulness’, wæccende ‘remaining awake’; related to wake. The sense ‘small timepiece’ probably developed by way of a sense ‘alarm device attached to a clock’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- look at or observe attentively over a period of time:
- exercise care, caution, or restraint about:
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