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Watch

verb

(past & past part. watched; pres. part. watching)

1.

Look attentively.

2.

Follow with the eyes or the mind. Synonyms: follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch over. "The world is watching Sarajevo" , "She followed the men with the binoculars"

3.

See or watch. Synonyms: catch, see, take in, view. "This program will be seen all over the world" , "View an exhibition" , "Catch a show on Broadway" , "See a movie"

4.

Observe with attention. Synonym: look on.

5.

Be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful. Synonyms: look out, watch out.

6.

Observe or determine by looking.

7.

Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. Synonyms: ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see. "See whether it works" , "Find out if he speaks Russian" , "Check whether the train leaves on time"

noun

1.

A small portable timepiece. Synonym: ticker.

2.

A period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty.

3.

A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe. Synonym: vigil.

4.

The period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty.

5.

A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. Synonyms: lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter.

6.

The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival). Synonym: vigil.

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"Watch" Quotes from Famous Books

... woman who had been ejected from the public-house at the corner stood leaning against a neighbouring lamp-post; her hat had fallen askew, stray, ragged wisps of hair hung about her face, from time to time she lifted up her voice and shouted at the children who had gathered in a ring to watch her antics. Life was horribly, hurtfully ugly at times. Dick would have liked to have shaken his shoulders free of it all and known himself back once more on the wind-swept deck ...

— To Love • Margaret Peterson

... and many a time he regretted this before he saw them again, and after; not from any unkindness on my part, for my readers will see we were the best of friends the whole time we were together. On this little excursion it was very amusing to watch old Jimmy on horseback, and to notice the look of blank amazement on his face when he found himself at fault amongst the sandhills; the way he excused himself for not going straight to this little spot was also very ...

— Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration • Ernest Giles

... attacking the enemy in the rear. Later, in Spain, when our uhlans had taken the fortified ridge of Somosierra,194 he was wounded twice by the side of Kozietulski! Following this, as an emissary, with secret instructions, he traversed various quarters of our land, in order to watch the currents of popular feeling and to found and build up secret societies. Finally, at Soplicowo, in the home of his fathers, while he was paving the way for an insurrection, he perished in a foray. The ...

— Pan Tadeusz • Adam Mickiewicz

... "But watch out for fake tips," he said. "You'll probably run into some people at the Pentagon who'll talk to you 'off the record.' That handcuffs a writer. Look out they don't lead you into a blind alley. Even the Air ...

— The Flying Saucers are Real • Donald Keyhoe

... the primary economic activity, accounting for more than 70% of GDP and 70% of employment. The islands normally host 2 million visitors a year. The manufacturing sector consists of petroleum refining, textiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and watch assembly. The agricultural sector is small, with most food being imported. International business and financial services are a small but growing component of the economy. One of the world's largest ...

— The 2001 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

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