watch
noun
1. a small portable timepiece
Similar word(s): ticker
Definition categories: man–made, horologe, timekeeper, timepiece
2. a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
Definition categories: time, shift
3. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
Similar word(s): vigil
Definition categories: act, surveillance
4. the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
Definition categories: time, period
5. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
Similar word(s): lookout, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter
Definition categories: person, watcher, watchman
6. the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
Similar word(s): vigil
Definition categories: act, rite
Sentences with watch as a noun:
- More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.
- The second watch of the night began at midnight.
- The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.
verb
1. look attentively
- watch a basketball game
Definition categories: perception
2. follow with the eyes or the mind
- The world is watching Sarajevo
Similar word(s): follow, observe
Definition categories: social, check
3. see or watch
Similar word(s): catch, see, view
Definition categories: perception, watch
4. observe with attention
- They watched as the murderer was executed
Definition categories: perception
5. be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- Watch out for pickpockets!
Definition categories: perception
6. observe or determine by looking
- Watch how the dog chases the cats away
Definition categories: perception
7. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Similar word(s): ascertain, check, determine, learn, see
Definition categories: communication
Sentences with watch as a verb:
- Watching the clock will not make time go faster.
- I'm tired of watching TV.
- Watch this!
- Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.
- Please watch my suitcase for a minute.
- He has to watch the kids that afternoon.
- You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.
- watch your head; watch your step
- Watch yourself when you talk to him.
- Watch what you say.
- For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.