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watch

Nouns

• (n) a small portable timepiece ticker,
• (n) a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
• (n) a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe vigil,
• (n) the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
• (n) a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter,
• (n) the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) vigil,

Verbs

• (v) look attentively
  • watch a basketball game
• (v) 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
  keep an eye on, watch over, observe, follow,
• (v) 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
  view, take in, see, catch,
• (v) observe with attention
  • They watched as the murderer was executed
  look on,
• (v) be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
  • Watch out for pickpockets!
  look out, watch out,
• (v) observe or determine by looking
  • Watch how the dog chases the cats away
• (v) 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
  ascertain, find out, learn, determine, see, check,

Synonyms

ticker keep an eye on watch over observe follow vigil view take in see catch look on lookout lookout man picket scout sentinel sentry spotter look out watch out ascertain find out learn determine check

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