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watch
Noun
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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
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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.
case
Noun
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A case is a container to hold something.
He opened the case and pulled out his violin.
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A case is a matter for police or in court.
The judge did not accept his case.
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A case is the form of a noun showing how it is used in a sentence.
The word "he" is in the subject or nominative case.
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A case is a person of a certain kind.
That man is sure a hard case.
case
Verb
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If a police officer cases a house, he or she watches it until something happens.
We were casing a house all night in Brooklyn.