watch | English to English Dictionary

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watch

(w/A//tS/ )

a small portable timepiece(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
ticker

source: wordnet30
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty(noun.time)

source: wordnet30
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe(noun.act)

Synonym:
vigil

source: wordnet30
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty(noun.time)

source: wordnet30
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event(noun.person)

Synonym:
lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter

source: wordnet30
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night.(noun)

source: webster1913

look attentively(verb.perception)

Example:
Watch a basketball game.

source: wordnet30
follow with the eyes or the mind(verb.social)

Example:
The world is watching Sarajevo.

Synonym:
follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch over

source: wordnet30
see or watch(verb.perception)

Synonym:
catch, see, take in, view

source: wordnet30
observe with attention(verb.perception)

Example:
They watched as the murderer was executed.

Synonym:
look on

source: wordnet30
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful(verb.perception)

Example:
Watch out for pickpockets!.

Synonym:
look out, watch out

source: wordnet30
observe or determine by looking(verb.perception)

Example:
Watch how the dog chases the cats away.

source: wordnet30
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort(verb.communication)

Synonym:
ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see

source: wordnet30
To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.(verb)

source: webster1913
To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature.(verb)

source: webster1913