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Definitions for watchful
ˈwɒtʃ fəlwatch·ful

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alert, watchfuladjective

    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. insomniac, sleepless, watchfuladjective

    experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

    "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

Wiktionary

  1. watchfuladjective

    observant, vigilant and aware

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Watchfuladjective

    Vigilant; attentive; cautious; nicely observant.

    Etymology: watch and full.

    Call home our exil’d friends,
    That fled the snares of watchful tyranny. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    Be watchful, and strengthen the things ready to die. Rev. iii.

    Nodding a while, and watchful of his blow,
    He fell; and falling crush’d th’ ungrateful nymph below. Dry.

    Readers should not lay by that caution which becomes a sincere pursuit of truth, and should make them always watchful against whatever might conceal or misrepresent it. John Locke.

Wikipedia

  1. Watchful

    Watchful (1997) is an album by the American experimental pop music group Amoeba. This is the first Amoeba album to feature the classic lineup of Robert Rich and Rick Davies. The style of this album consists of subtle and largely acoustic pop compositions with heavy ambient textures. Work on this album began in 1994. It was completed in 1995. Over the next two years they searched for a label to distribute the album. It was finally released in 1997 on the Lektronic Soundscapes label. When distribution problems arose with Lektronic Soundscapes, they moved to Release Records, who had also released Rich’s solo album Trances/Drones.

ChatGPT

  1. watchful

    Watchful refers to being alert and vigilant, carefully observing or monitoring a situation, place, or person, often to avoid danger or to ensure safety. It involves being attentive, cautious, and ready to respond to any changes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Watchfuladjective

    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

Wikidata

  1. Watchful

    Watchful is an album by the American experimental pop music group Amoeba. This is the first Amoeba album to feature the classic lineup of Robert Rich and Rick Davies. The style of this album consists of subtle and largely acoustic pop compositions with heavy ambient textures. Work on this album began in 1994. It was completed in 1995. Over the next two years they searched for a label to distribute the album. It was finally released in 1997 on the Lektronic Soundscapes label. When distribution problems arose with Lektronic Soundscapes, they moved to Release Records, who had also released Rich’s solo album Trances/Drones.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of watchful in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of watchful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of watchful in a Sentence

  1. John Kelly:

    I'm a little bit suspicious of these – of this activity, just because there is such a vast difference between the two countries – or the two regions, two cultures, so, we keep an – we keep a watchful eye on them.

  2. Myron Brilliant:

    You will see minimal investment going to the UK in the short term, (then) a watchful period to see how Britain and Europe negotiate the exit.

  3. Travelport Chief Executive Gordon Wilson:

    They have nothing left if Google is in that position, or Amazon, i think the airlines are being very watchful over this.

  4. Comptroller Thomas Curry:

    We are keeping a watchful eye. We don't necessarily expect to have the bottom fall out as it did in other areas during the recession.

  5. Jon Mattleman:

    Having more sets of eyes on older kids is always better, here’s the difference between helicopter parenting and involved parenting. Are the eyes on the kid aggressive eyes, or watchful eyes?

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