- verbwatching (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"
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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