overwatchv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈwɒtʃ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈwɑtʃ/

Forms: see over- prefix and watch v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, watch v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + watch v. Compare earlier overwake v., and also earlier over-watch n., overwatching n.

Now rare.

1. transitive. To exhaust or fatigue with excessive watching; to weary by keeping from sleep. Frequently reflexive. Now archaic and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (transitive)] > in other ways

ofliec1275

forseeka1400

overwatcha1529

haggle1648

wear1864

nag1870

fatigue1872

to run into the ground1955

a1529 J. Skelton Poems against Garnesche in Poet Wks. (1843) I. 125 Soche pelfry thou hast pachchyd, And so thy selfe houyr wachyd That ther thou xuldyst be rachchyd If thow war metely machchyd.

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 750/2 I answer and saye, that this bishop belike had ouerwatched hym selfe in this matter. For..he neuer slept til he red it.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 77 Some horsmen aduise you..to keepe your horse from sleep, and so by ouerwatching him, to make him tame.

a1644 F. Quarles Shepheards Oracles (1646) ii. 15 How dull, how dead they look! As if the style of some new-answer'd Book Had overwatch'd them.

1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xiv. 72 Overtoiled and overwatched, I fell into a deep sleep.

1823 J. Neal Errata I. xii. 192 And slept as tranquilly there, as a babe would, that had overwatched itself, in contemplating the diamond scales of a serpent.

a1910 W. V. Moody Death of Eve in Poems & Plays (1912) i. 423 Once hoarsely, like a look-out overwatched, Now in a new voice.

†2. transitive. To watch all through (a night). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > wake or rouse [verb (transitive)] > stay awake or watch through

overwatcha1592

a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. G2 If Argos livd and had his hundred eyes, They could not ouerwatch Phobeters night.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream v. i. 359 I feare we shall outsleepe the comming morne, As much as wee this night haue ouerwatcht .

1659 Lady Alimony iii. vi We have not over-watcht this night to no purpose.

3. transitive. To watch over; to keep watch over. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > keep watch on [verb (transitive)]

biwitieOE

to look to ——c1330

watchc1330

to make or lay await onc1386

markc1400

to wait to ——c1440

to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450

waken1535

to look unto ——1594

to carry a wary (also watchful, etc.) eye on (also upon)1596

to look after ——a1616

overwatch1618

snokea1652

to look up1855

surveil1960

1618 T. Gainsford True Hist. P. Warbeck 21 To attend the arriuall of his enemies abroad; yea, peraduenture, to ouerwatch the actions of his friends at home.

1661 R. L'Estrange Relaps'd Apostate (1681) 18 It was his Part to overwatch their Appetites.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. vi. 56 But, O my best-beloved fair-one, repine not thou at the arts by which thou suspectest thy fruitless vigilance has been over-watched.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 262 I blame not those, who with what care they can O'erwatch the num'rous and unruly clan.

1854 R. Montgomery Poet. Wks. 632/1 Till the whole Earth a mystic Temple grew Hallow'd by God, by angels overwatch'd.

1863 Continental Monthly 4 632 He slept his last sleep, undisturbed, unattended, Overwept by the night, overwatched by the stars.

1904 A. E. Waite Valete in Coll. Poems ii. 184 More stars overwatch'd them In luminous order.

1992 M. Bishop Count Geiger's Blues xxix. 146 Take the go-truck and roust the brothers... Then hustle your butt back. I be here to overwatch the trove.

Derivatives

ˈoverwatcher n. rare a person who watches over somebody or something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > [noun] > surveillance > one who watches over another

over-watchc1475

overwatcher1846

1846 E. B. Barrett Let. 13 Aug. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) II. 426 Perhaps you will go home through it—but I shall not see—I cannot watch, being afraid of the over-watchers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overwatch
释义	overwatchv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwɒtʃ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwɑtʃ/ Forms: see over- prefix and watch v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, watch v. Etymology: < over- prefix + watch v. Compare earlier overwake v., and also earlier over-watch n., overwatching n. Now rare. 1. transitive. To exhaust or fatigue with excessive watching; to weary by keeping from sleep. Frequently reflexive. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (transitive)] > in other ways ofliec1275 forseeka1400 overwatcha1529 haggle1648 wear1864 nag1870 fatigue1872 to run into the ground1955 a1529 J. Skelton Poems against Garnesche in Poet Wks. (1843) I. 125 Soche pelfry thou hast pachchyd, And so thy selfe houyr wachyd That ther thou xuldyst be rachchyd If thow war metely machchyd. 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 750/2 I answer and saye, that this bishop belike had ouerwatched hym selfe in this matter. For..he neuer slept til he red it. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 77 Some horsmen aduise you..to keepe your horse from sleep, and so by ouerwatching him, to make him tame. a1644 F. Quarles Shepheards Oracles (1646) ii. 15 How dull, how dead they look! As if the style of some new-answer'd Book Had overwatch'd them. 1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xiv. 72 Overtoiled and overwatched, I fell into a deep sleep. 1823 J. Neal Errata I. xii. 192 And slept as tranquilly there, as a babe would, that had overwatched itself, in contemplating the diamond scales of a serpent. a1910 W. V. Moody Death of Eve in Poems & Plays (1912) i. 423 Once hoarsely, like a look-out overwatched, Now in a new voice. †2. transitive. To watch all through (a night). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > wake or rouse [verb (transitive)] > stay awake or watch through overwatcha1592 a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. G2 If Argos livd and had his hundred eyes, They could not ouerwatch Phobeters night. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream v. i. 359 I feare we shall outsleepe the comming morne, As much as wee this night haue ouerwatcht . View more context for this quotation 1659 Lady Alimony iii. vi We have not over-watcht this night to no purpose. 3. transitive. To watch over; to keep watch over. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > keep watch on [verb (transitive)] biwitieOE to look to ——c1330 watchc1330 to make or lay await onc1386 markc1400 to wait to ——c1440 to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450 waken1535 to look unto ——1594 to carry a wary (also watchful, etc.) eye on (also upon)1596 to look after ——a1616 overwatch1618 snokea1652 to look up1855 surveil1960 1618 T. Gainsford True Hist. P. Warbeck 21 To attend the arriuall of his enemies abroad; yea, peraduenture, to ouerwatch the actions of his friends at home. 1661 R. L'Estrange Relaps'd Apostate (1681) 18 It was his Part to overwatch their Appetites. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. vi. 56 But, O my best-beloved fair-one, repine not thou at the arts by which thou suspectest thy fruitless vigilance has been over-watched. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 262 I blame not those, who with what care they can O'erwatch the num'rous and unruly clan. View more context for this quotation 1854 R. Montgomery Poet. Wks. 632/1 Till the whole Earth a mystic Temple grew Hallow'd by God, by angels overwatch'd. 1863 Continental Monthly 4 632 He slept his last sleep, undisturbed, unattended, Overwept by the night, overwatched by the stars. 1904 A. E. Waite Valete in Coll. Poems ii. 184 More stars overwatch'd them In luminous order. 1992 M. Bishop Count Geiger's Blues xxix. 146 Take the go-truck and roust the brothers... Then hustle your butt back. I be here to overwatch the trove. Derivatives ˈoverwatcher n. rare a person who watches over somebody or something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > [noun] > surveillance > one who watches over another over-watchc1475 overwatcher1846 1846 E. B. Barrett Let. 13 Aug. in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) II. 426 Perhaps you will go home through it—but I shall not see—I cannot watch, being afraid of the over-watchers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : over-watchn. < v.a1529 see also
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