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1. (adj.) watchful
vigilant or alert; closely observant.
2. watchful
Archaic. wakeful.
Etymology: (1540–50)
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1. (adj) alert, watchful
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
"caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
2. (adj) insomniac, sleepless, watchful
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
"insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare
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1. (adjective) watchful
paying close attention to what is happening
Neighbors remained watchful after the robberies.
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1. (adj) watchful
full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits
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Sense: alert and cautious
watchful eyes; If you are watchful you will not be robbed.
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 Afrikaans: behoedsaam |
 Arabic: يَقِظ، مُحْتَرِس |
 Bulgarian: наблюдателен |
 Brazilian: vigilante |
 Czech: bdělý |
 German: wachsam |
 Danish: agtpågiven |
 Greek: άγρυπνος, προσεκτικός |
 Spanish: vigilante, atento |
 Estonian: tähelepanelik |
 Farsi: هشيار |
 Finnish: valpas |
 French: vigilant |
 Hebrew: עֵרָנִי |
 Hindi: चौकस |
 Croatian: pozoran |
 Hungarian: óvatos |
 Indonesian: waspada |
 Icelandic: aðgætinn |
 Italian: vigile, vigilante |
 Japanese: 用心深い |
 Korean: 조심하는 |
 Lithuanian: akylas |
 Latvian: modrs; piesardzīgs |
 Malay: berjaga-jaga, berhati-hat |
 Dutch: oplettend |
 Norwegian: påpasselig, forsiktig |
 Polish: baczny, czujny |
 Portuguese: vigilante |
 Romanian: vigilent |
 Russian: внимательный; бдительный |
 Slovak: bdelý, ostražitý |
 Slovenian: pazljiv |
 Serbian: oprezan |
 Swedish: vaksam |
 Thai: ซึ่งเฝ้ามองอย่างะมัดระวัง |
 Turkish: uyanık, dikkatli |
 Taiwanese: 警戒的，留心的 |
 Ukrainian: пильний; обережний |
 Urdu: ہوشیار |
 Vietnamese: thận trọng |
 Chinese: 警惕的 |
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