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Verb: watch wóch- Look attentively
"watch a basketball game" - Follow with the eyes or the mind
"The world is watching Sarajevo"
- observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on - See or watch
- view, see, catch, take in - Observe with attention
"They watched as the murderer was executed"
- look on - Be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
"Watch out for pickpockets!"
- look out, watch out - Observe or determine by looking
"Watch how the dog chases the cats away" - Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, learn
Noun: watch wóch- A small portable timepiece
- ticker - A period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- vigil - The period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, spotter, scout, picket - The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- vigil
Derived forms: watching, watched, watches See also: watcher, watching Type of: check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, duty period, go over, horologe, look into, period, period of time, religious rite, rite, security guard, shift, surveillance, sus [Brit], suss [Brit], suss out [Brit], time period, timekeeper, timepiece, watcher, watchman, work shift Encyclopedia: Watch |