To look at something for a period of time, especially something… The meaning of watch is to keep vigil as a devotional exercise How to use watch in a sentence. To look or observe attentively or carefully To look and wait expectantly or in anticipation To act as a spectator
Stood by the road and watched To stay awake at night while serving as a guard, sentinel, or watcher. Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement. If you watch a situation or event, you pay attention to it or you are aware of it, but you do not influence it Human rights groups have been closely watching the case He watched as nine people were swept into the crevasse.
She tries to watch her weight [=she tries not to gain weight] the doctor told him that he has to watch what he eats We've been watching how much money we spend. To look or wait attentively and expectantly (usually fol To watch for a signal To watch for an opportunity
To be careful or cautious Watch when you cross the street Remain vigilant, as for protection or safekeeping To watch with a sick person To keep vigil, as for devotional purposes. Act of observing something attentively
Observing, eyeing, following, viewing, staring, seeing, looking, gazing Winking, blinking, ignoring, disregarding, dismissing, neglecting, discounting, tuning out
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