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watch
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- pronunciation:
- wach
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- watch it, watch out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| phrase: |
watch it, watch out |
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
watches, watching, watched |
| definition 1: |
to look closely or carefully, usually at something that is moving.
He watched as the bug crawled across the table.The mother watched as her child made a picture with chalk.
- similar words:
- contemplate, gaze, look, see, stare
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| definition 2: |
to look or wait in anticipation (usually followed by "for").
Watch for our spring sales.- synonyms:
- wait
- similar words:
- look
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| definition 3: |
to be careful.
Watch that you don't cut yourself. |
| definition 4: |
to look at closely or with continued attention.
We sat in the theater and watched a movie.
- synonyms:
- regard
- antonyms:
- ignore
- similar words:
- contemplate, drink in, examine, observe, perceive, scrutinize, see, view, witness
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| definition 5: |
to guard or tend attentively.
Grandmother is watching the children.- synonyms:
- guard, tend
- antonyms:
- neglect
- similar words:
- look after, mind, protect, supervise, take care of
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| related words: |
beware, eye, herd, hold, keep, safeguard, survey, tend, view |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or a period of staying awake.
He took the first watch to guard the ship.- synonyms:
- inspection, observation
- similar words:
- regard
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| definition 2: |
the act of guarding or protecting.
She kept a close watch on her brother.- synonyms:
- lookout
- similar words:
- guard, observation, oversight, wake
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| definition 3: |
a small device for measuring and showing the time, often worn on the wrist.
- synonyms:
- wrist watch
- similar words:
- clock, stopwatch
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