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watch
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- pronunciation:
- wach
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- watch it, watch oneself, watch out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to use one's eyes to observe (something) with uninterrupted attention.
Let's just stay in and watch TV tonight.The couple were kissing and not watching the movie at all.She watched the dog run after the ball one last time.[verb + smby/smth + bare infinitive
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He watched the children playing by the pond while he sat on a park bench eating his lunch.[verb + smby/smth + present participle
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- synonyms:
- look, look at, regard, stare
- antonyms:
- ignore
- similar words:
- contemplate, drink in, examine, observe, perceive, scrutinize, see, view, witness
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| definition 2: |
to guard or tend attentively.
The children's grandmother is watching them this afternoon.- synonyms:
- guard, tend
- antonyms:
- neglect
- similar words:
- look after, mind, protect, supervise, take care of
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| definition 3: |
to stay informed about or aware of.
European leaders are watching the events taking place in Greece.[verb + smby/smth + present participle
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- synonyms:
- attend, follow, keep track of
- similar words:
- pore over
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| related words: |
eye, herd, hold, keep, mind, oversee, safeguard, stare, survey, track, tutor, view |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
watches, watching, watched |
| definition 1: |
to use one's eyes to observe with uninterrupted attention.
He watched as everyone else danced.She watched as the bug crawled across the table.
- synonyms:
- regard
- similar words:
- contemplate, gaze, look, see, stare
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| definition 2: |
to look or wait in alert expectation (usu. fol. by "for").
Could you watch for the taxi while I get my bag?Watch for our spring sales!- synonyms:
- wait
- similar words:
- look
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| definition 3: |
to keep a vigil, esp. through the night.
She watched carefully over her patient.- similar words:
- guard, protect, sit
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| definition 4: |
to be careful or alert.
Watch that you don't cut yourself with that knife![verb + (that) + clause
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- similar words:
- mind
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| related words: |
beware, observe, tend |
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| phrase: |
watch it, watch oneself, watch out |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or a period of staying expectantly awake or alert.
A young midshipman took the first watch that night.- synonyms:
- inspection, observation
- similar words:
- night watch, observance, regard, scrutiny
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| definition 2: |
close or constant observation; vigil; guard.
She kept a close watch on their prisoner.- synonyms:
- lookout, vigil
- similar words:
- eye, guard, observation, oversight, surveillance, wake
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| definition 3: |
a small, portable clock often worn on the wrist.
He saw she had a watch on her wrist and asked her the time.
- synonyms:
- wrist watch
- similar words:
- chronograph, chronometer, clock, stopwatch, timepiece
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