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US
/ˈwɑtʃ, ˈwɔtʃ/
]
[ UK /wˈɒtʃ/ ]
[ UK /wˈɒtʃ/ ]
NOUN
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- a small portable timepiece
- a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
VERB
-
observe with attention
They watched as the murderer was executed -
follow with the eyes or the mind
She followed the men with the binoculars
The world is watching Sarajevo
Keep an eye on the baby, please! -
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Check whether the train leaves on time
See whether it works
I want to see whether she speaks French
find out if he speaks Russian -
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
Watch out for pickpockets! -
observe or determine by looking
Watch how the dog chases the cats away -
look attentively
watch a basketball game -
see or watch
view an exhibition
view a show on television
see a movie
Catch a show on Broadway
This program will be seen all over the world
How To Use watch In A Sentence
- He watched them disappear from his view, his father still waddling along with that bloody basket.
- Watching celebs suffer from hunger and lack of home comforts is somehow really entertaining. The Sun
- This contact of his had passed on to him a list of slightly disreputable jewelers and watchmakers in the area, on which I was rather impressed and a bit taken aback to find my appearance.
- In many places, glittering among the clothes, were gold and silver coins, a few silver ornaments such as buckles, and watches -- things not missed by the pirates in the transport of their flight. The Frozen Pirate
- Parents have to be a lot more careful about what their children are allowed to watch on the TV.
- I'm still feeling a bit cranially sprained, mind you, but the cat seems perfectly happy to be spending a snow day on the couch with me, watching S3 of Mission: Impossible. The Snowpocalypse Continues
- Every large town will have quite a few horologers and jewelers with a vast selection of fancy watches displayed their windows, with huge price tags to go with them.
- If Ratzinger wants to stay in Italy and scare school kids by telling them God is watching when they French kiss or masturbate, that is his sexual silliness. Joe Cutbirth: The Pope Can't Get Away With This
- The forecasts have been asking us to watch out for thunderclouds and thundershowers for a long while now.
- The two-hour show was televised on the national network so the whole country could watch.
