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watch English

Meaning watch meaning

What does watch mean?
Definitions in simple English

watch Noun

— A watch is a little clock on a person's arm near the person's hand, to measure time. The person looks at his watch and has a thought that he is late.

watch Verb

— To watch is to look for a long time or to look at somebody doing something. I watched the person cook the food and now I know how to cook the food.

watch

— verb look attentively watch a basketball game — verb (= follow, keep an eye on) follow with the eyes or the mind Keep an eye on the baby, please! The world is watching Sarajevo She followed the men with the binoculars — verb (= view, see, catch) see or watch view a show on television This program will be seen all over the world view an exhibition Catch a show on Broadway see a movie — verb observe with attention They watched as the murderer was executed — noun a small portable timepiece — noun a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe — 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 — verb (= watch out) be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful Watch out for pickpockets! — verb observe or determine by looking Watch how the dog chases the cats away — noun (= vigil) the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) — noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event — verb (= determine, check, find out, see, learn) find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort I want to see whether she speaks French See whether it works find out if he speaks Russian Check whether the train leaves on time

Synonyms watch synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as watch?

watch English » English

guard clock observe see look at look view timepiece keep an eye on wristwatch sentry regard watch over sentinel spy on protect vigil stare monitor look after deem consider watchman surveillance patrol lookout look out follow spy keep behold supervise scout protection picket pertain pay attention to mind gaze watch out oversee involve custody concern catch watch for wait ticker tend take in

Topics watch topics

What do people use watch to talk about?
Person Sense, perceive See

Watch
States Time Period of time Day

Time of the day
States Time Telling time

Clock, watch
Person Sense, perceive See

Look
Person Life Stage of life Baby

Care for a baby
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Alert
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Protect
Daily life Adornment

Jewelry
States Big

Measure
States Big Thick

Thin person
Language and thought Communication Mass communication

Movie
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Walk
Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Prompters of attention

Conjugation watch conjugation

How do you conjugate watch?

watch · verb

Examples watch examples

How do I use watch in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Is your watch correct?
Watch out! There's a big hole there.
The watch is manufactured in Switzerland.
How much is this watch?
I had my watch stolen last night.
Watch your head!
He stole my watch.
He stole her watch.
I lost the watch that my father gave me.
Tom doesn't have any time to watch TV.
Blue movies are rated X, which means that only people of 18 and over can watch them.
Tom couldn't just sit by and watch Mary being bullied.
It's boring to watch.
Do you watch BBC or CNN?
There are 1000 movies that one must watch before dying.
Did you watch the game?
Your watch is similar to mine in shape and color.
Your watch is ten minutes slow.
What time is it by your watch?
The watch you gave me doesn't keep time.
I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.
He suddenly missed his watch.
Watch out, the man has a gun.
Your watch seems to be very valuable.
Your watch is more expensive than mine.

Movie subtitles

Are we the generation on whose watch Western ascendancy is going to end?
Dick Whittington had to watch where he put his feet, because the streets of his city were paved with something very different from gold.
The rise of the clock, and later the portable watch, went hand in hand with the rise of Europe and the spread of Western civilization.
Watch all your friends and family die Hasa Diga Eebowai!
Watch me man up like nobody else!
I'm gonna time to, just watch me go!
Now watch what happens to this penny when I drop it in the acid.
And watch your behavior.
Even if I get emptied of everything, I can't just watch with my two eyes wide open!
We got our murderer, and we didn't have to watch a jury screw it up.
I'm not gonna stand here and watch this get lost in the shuffle.
Do you, uh, do you want to watch TV?
I don't want to watch it.
I can't watch it. I don't care.
Watch over my son.
I'll watch over him.
Watch his every move.
May Allah watch over you and your family.
May Allah watch over your family and bring you a lot of happiness.
May God watch over you and yours.
May Allah watch over him.
She didn't stay and watch?
Agreed, but watch your backs.
Keep a close watch on all of those cyborgs.
You'll see, Linker. Watch this.
Watch your back, 009.
Yes, watch.
Yeah, I'd totally watch that game, and I don't even give a crap about soccer.
But I would love to watch Frankie get served. It would be like, unh!
Dude, watch the paint job.
They've had some, you know, misunderstandings and trust issues, but I think that is what, you know, makes Scott and Allison so great to watch, because they overcome all these odds.
You need to watch yourself!
At that time, I actually didn't watch the meteors.
WATCH ME.
I can't watch it.
Watch this.
Brand-new SUV, fully loaded, video screens in the back - so the kid can watch cartoons. - Yeah!

News and current affairs

Indeed, this scenario could worsen, because Russia is unlikely to sit around idly and watch Ukraine unravel.
So, as we watch and wait, we need to be as supportive - but not overbearing - as possible.
For now, we have a World Cup filled with soccer that is being shaped by a new, young generation both on and off the playing field - light-hearted, enthralling, and beautiful to watch.
For example, groups like Freedom House and Human Rights Watch have documented widespread official repression of the Oromo people.
Sometimes, when there is electricity, I watch television and see how people live in other places.
Of course, Greenspan's behavior meant that under his watch, the economy performed better than it otherwise would have.
Its own prestige is high: groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are respected voices, to whom many governments feel obliged to pay attention.
The best evidence suggests that Americans watch more than five hours per day of television on average - a staggering amount, given that several hours more are spent in front of other video-streaming devices.
Such viewers say that they would prefer to watch less than they do.
Children in poor American households today not only watch more TV than children in wealthy households, but are also more likely to have a television in their room.
Then watch for the dollar and yen to boomerang.
That is why the Castro brothers dispatched the regime's number three boss, Ramiro Valdez, who has been involved in Cuban security since 1959, to keep watch on matters in Venezuela.
Here is a list of things to watch for.
Fortunately, a wary press corps, powerful governments, and nervous competitors watch its every move, hoping the company to fight its many temptations.
Later, I went on a tour that they organized to watch the launch of Charles Simonyi, the fifth (and soon seventh) space tourist, from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
A Clockwork Orange was accused of glorifying violence, and some of its scenes are still hard to watch.
Yerevan - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's recent invitation to Turkish President Abdullah Gul to visit Yerevan to watch a football match together was historic.
Indeed, as taken with today's revolutionary technologies as we are - I say this staring at my sleek new Apple Watch - I am sympathetic to Gordon's argument.
Many surveys show that it is almost like an addiction, with a short-term benefit leading to long-term unhappiness and remorse. Such viewers say that they would prefer to watch less than they do.
But this time something was different: Americans continued to watch even after the US team was eliminated.
The next moment to watch is Obama's trip to China in November.
Musharraf did head that way a few months later, when he forced an invitation out of Singh to watch a cricket match between the two sides in New Delhi in 2005.
Be it to watch a cricket match; be it do some shopping; be it to meet friends and families - India is proud to be an open society, an open economy.
It was Gilani who sat next to Singh to watch the game; but, ultimately, process, rather than protocol, will determine how bilateral relations move forward.

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