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Definition of 'Watch'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) watch
to look attentively, as to see what is done or happens; observe.

2.  watch
to wait attentively and expectantly (usu. fol. by for):
to watch for a signal.

3.  watch
to be careful or cautious:
Watch when you cross the street.

4.  watch
to keep awake, esp. for a purpose; remain vigilant.

5.  watch
to keep vigil, as for devotional purposes.

6.  watch
to keep guard:
to watch at the door.

7. (v.t.) watch
to view attentively or with interest:
to watch a football game.

8.  watch
to contemplate or regard mentally:
to watch a student's progress.

9.  watch
to wait attentively and expectantly for:
to watch one's opportunity.

10.  watch
to guard or tend:
to watch the baby.

11.  watch
watch out, to be cautious.

12.  watch
watch over, to safeguard; protect.

13. (n.) watch
close, continuous observation for the purpose of seeing or discovering something.

14.  watch
vigilant guard, as for protection or restraint:
to keep watch for prowlers.

15.  watch
a keeping awake for some special purpose:
a watch beside a sickbed.

16.  watch
a small, portable timepiece, as a wristwatch or pocket watch.

17.  watch
a chronometer.

18.  watch
a period of time, usu. four hours, during which one part of a ship's crew is on duty, taking turns with another part.

19.  watch
the officers and crew who attend to the working of a ship for an allotted period of time.

20.  watch
one of the periods, usu. three or four, into which the night was divided in ancient times, as by the Greeks or Hebrews:
the fourth watch of the night.

21.  watch
a lookout, guard, or sentinel:
A watch was posted at sunset.

22.  watch
on the watch, vigilant; alert:
a hunter on the watch for game.

23.  watch
watch oneself,

24.  watch
to practice caution, discretion, or self-restraint.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME wacchen, OE wæccan, doublet of wacian to be awake (see wake¹))

Definition of 'Watch'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) watch, ticker
a small portable timepiece

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

3. (noun) watch, vigil
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

4. (noun) watch
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

5. (noun) lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

6. (verb) vigil, watch
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

7. (verb) watch
look attentively
"watch a basketball game"

8. (verb) watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
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"

9. (verb) watch, view, see, catch, take in
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"

10. (verb) watch, look on
observe with attention
"They watched as the murderer was executed"

11. (verb) watch, look out, watch out
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
"Watch out for pickpockets!"

12. (verb) watch
observe or determine by looking
"Watch how the dog chases the cats away"

13. (verb) determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
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"

Definition of 'Watch'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) watch
to look at sth that is happening
They watched the balloon fly away.; I watched them talking together.; The flames grew higher as they watched.

2.  watch
to take care of
She's watching the house for us while we're gone.

3.  watch
to be careful
Watch that branch in the road.; Watch that you don't hit him.; You have to watch where you're going.

4.  watch
watch it
used to warn sb to be careful
Watch it, it's going to fall!; You'd better watch it - you're spending a lot of money.

5. (noun) watch
a device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
She looked at her watch.

6.  watch
the activity of watching to find out what happens or to prevent problems

7.  watch
keep watch
to guard
soldiers keeping watch outside

8.  watch
keep a close watch on
to watch carefully
doctors keeping a close watch on the patient

Definition of 'Watch'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Watch
an allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch

2. (noun) Watch
that part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch

3. (verb) Watch
the act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night

4. (verb) Watch
one who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard

5. (verb) Watch
the post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept

6. (verb) Watch
the period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night

7. (verb) Watch
a small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring

8. (verb) Watch
to be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil

9. (verb) Watch
to be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel

10. (verb) Watch
to be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity

11. (verb) Watch
to remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever

12. (verb) Watch
to serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; -- said of a buoy

13. (verb) Watch
to give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature

14. (verb) Watch
to tend; to guard; to have in keeping

Translation of 'Watch'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.
Afrikaans: horlosie	Arabic: ساعَه	Bulgarian: часовник
Brazilian: relógio	Czech: hodinky	German: die Uhr
Danish: ur; -ur; armbåndsur	Greek: ρολόι (χεριού, τσέπης)	Spanish: reloj (de bolsillo/pulser
Estonian: käekell	Farsi: ساعت	Finnish: kello
French: montre	Hebrew: שָׁעוֹן	Hindi: घड़ी
Croatian: ručni sat	Hungarian: óra	Indonesian: arloji
Icelandic: úr	Italian: orologio	Japanese: 時計
Korean: 손목 시계	Lithuanian: (kišeninis, rankinis) lai	Latvian: (rokas, kabatas) pulksten
Malay: jam tangan	Dutch: horloge	Norwegian: klokke, ur
Polish: zegarek	Portuguese: relógio	Romanian: ceas
Russian: часы	Slovak: hodinky	Slovenian: ura
Serbian: sat	Swedish: fick-, armbandsur	Thai: นาฬิกาข้อมือ
Turkish: kol saati	Taiwanese: 手錶	Ukrainian: годинник
Urdu: گھڑی	Vietnamese: đồng hồ đeo tay	Chinese: 手表
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