What does watch over mean?

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watch over

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye onverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. watch oververb

    To guard and protect.

ChatGPT

  1. watch over

    To watch over someone or something means to monitor, guard, or supervise them, often with the intention of providing security, protection, or guidance. It involves being vigilant and attentive, ready to intervene or assist if necessary.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of watch over in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of watch over in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of watch over in a Sentence

  1. The President:

    Above us, over that door leading into the Rotunda is a sculpture depicting Clio, the Muse of History. In her hands, (there is) an open book in which she records the events taking place in this chamber below, clio stood watch over this hall one year ago today, as she has for more than 200 years.She recorded what took place. The real history. The real facts. The real truth.

  2. Erin Hunter:

    I am proud of my children. They will make great warriors. And I will watch over them forever. I promise.

  3. Murtala Muhammadu:

    I was standing in front of my house when someone told me that there's a rumor going around that bandits... are likely planning to attack our community. We were advised to properly watch over our respective families.

  4. Cheryl Seidner:

    The island is just one part of our journey, the other part of the journey is walking on the earth and knowing that it is all sacred and that we need to take care of it and watch over it.

  5. Erin Hunter:

    The truth is, I love Firestar now as much as I ever did, and I’ll watch over him forever, knowing that he can never be mine. He belongs to Sandstorm and to ThunderClan. But my heart is his, and always will be.


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