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verb
- 1. look at or observe attentively over a period of time: "Lucy watched him go"
- 2. exercise care, caution, or restraint about: "most women watch their diet during pregnancy"
noun
- 1. a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist: "my watch had stopped"
- 2. 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"
WATCH definition: 1. to look at something for a period of time: 2. to be careful about something: 3. to give…. Learn more.
Watch definition: to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens. See examples of WATCH used in a sentence.
3 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. watch, look, see imply being aware of things around one by perceiving them through the eyes. To watch is to be a spectator, to look on or observe, or to fix the attention upon during passage of time: to watch while a procession passes.
When you watch something, you observe it or guard it — like when you watch the latest episode of your favorite television show or when you watch your baby cousin. You use the word watch (rather than look) when you'll be observing for a while, and with some care.
Definition of watch verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. The act or process of keeping awake or mentally alert, especially for the purpose of guarding. 2. a. The act of observing closely or the condition of being closely observed; surveillance. b. A period of close observation, often in order to discover something: a watch during the child's illness. 3.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English watch1 /wɒtʃ $ wɑːtʃ, wɒːtʃ/ S1 W1 verb 1 look [ intransitive, transitive] to look at someone or something for a period of time, paying attention to what is happening Do you mind if I watch?
