Quick definitions from Macmillan ()
|
|
Provided by

Quick definitions from WordNet (watch)
▸ noun: a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
▸ noun: a small portable timepiece
▸ noun: a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
▸ noun: the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
▸ noun: a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
▸ noun: a person employed to watch for something to happen
▸ verb: observe with attention ("They watched as the murderer was executed")
▸ verb: observe or determine by looking ("Watch how the dog chases the cats away")
▸ verb: look attentively ("Watch a basketball game")
▸ verb: see or watch
▸ verb: be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful ("Watch out for pickpockets!")
▸ verb: follow with the eyes or the mind ("The world is watching Sarajevo")
▸ verb: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
▸ Also see watchs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to watch
▸ Usage examples for watch
▸ Idioms related to watch (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing watch
▸ Words that often appear near watch
▸ Rhymes of watch
▸ Invented words related to watch
▸ noun: a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
▸ noun: a small portable timepiece
▸ noun: a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
▸ noun: the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
▸ noun: a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
▸ noun: a person employed to watch for something to happen
▸ verb: observe with attention ("They watched as the murderer was executed")
▸ verb: observe or determine by looking ("Watch how the dog chases the cats away")
▸ verb: look attentively ("Watch a basketball game")
▸ verb: see or watch
▸ verb: be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful ("Watch out for pickpockets!")
▸ verb: follow with the eyes or the mind ("The world is watching Sarajevo")
▸ verb: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
▸ Also see watchs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to watch
▸ Usage examples for watch
▸ Idioms related to watch (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing watch
▸ Words that often appear near watch
▸ Rhymes of watch
▸ Invented words related to watch