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Watch   /wɑtʃ/  /wɔtʃ/   Listen
Watch

verb
(past & past part. watched; pres. part. watching)
1.
Look attentively.
2.
Follow with the eyes or the mind.  Synonyms: follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch over.  "The world is watching Sarajevo" , "She followed the men with the binoculars"
3.
See or watch.  Synonyms: catch, see, take in, view.  "This program will be seen all over the world" , "View an exhibition" , "Catch a show on Broadway" , "See a movie"
4.
Observe with attention.  Synonym: look on.
5.
Be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful.  Synonyms: look out, watch out.
6.
Observe or determine by looking.
7.
Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.  Synonyms: ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see.  "See whether it works" , "Find out if he speaks Russian" , "Check whether the train leaves on time"
noun
1.
A small portable timepiece.  Synonym: ticker.
2.
A period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty.
3.
A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe.  Synonym: vigil.
4.
The period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty.
5.
A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.  Synonyms: lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter.
6.
The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival).  Synonym: vigil.



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"Watch" Quotes from Famous Books



... of how much Mrs. Burke's wisdom has taught and helped me. She is a shrewd observer of human motives, and I expect she has had a struggle to keep the sweetness of her nature at the top. She is, naturally, a capable, dominating character; and often I watch how she forces herself to let persuasiveness take precedence of combativeness. Her acquired philosophy, as applied to herself and others, is summed up in a saying she let drop the other day, modified to suit her needs: 'More flies are caught with molasses than with vinegar—but ...
— Hepsey Burke • Frank Noyes Westcott
 
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... Tirynthia, bore to Jove! This lady, new in death, behoves me save, And, to Admetus rendering grateful service, Restore his lost Alcestis to his house. This sable-vested tyrant of the dead Mine eye shall watch, not without hope to find him Drinking th' oblations nigh the tomb. If once Seen from my secret stand I rush upon him, These arms shall grasp him till his panting sides Labour for breath; and who shall force him from me Till he ...
— Story of Orestes - A Condensation of the Trilogy • Richard G. Moulton
 
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... classes, and conditions, who interfered in nothing, have been killed, not only in the streets, but even in their own apartments. The balls crossed each other in every direction, and the risk has been universal. The city has been in the dark during these days, without patrol or watch; and many malefactors have taken advantage of this opportunity to use the murderous poniard without risk, and with the utmost perfidy. At the break of day horrible spectacles were seen, of groups of dogs disputing ...
— Life in Mexico • Frances Calderon De La Barca
 
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... going to bring her to be confirmed soon. We are not going to be confirmed because Father and Mother don't want to be bothered with it. Still I should like to be confirmed, for then one has to have a watch, and one can ask for something ...
— A Young Girl's Diary • An Anonymous Young Girl
 
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... loose somewhere. He, therefore, began to act with more than usual sagacity and caution. He ordered his men to keep their wagons close together, to have their rifles in good trim and be ready for an instant fight. In this manner, with every man on the watch, he pushed on for a distance of twenty miles. Although he had left the Indians far behind, he did not relax his vigilance, being still impressed with the belief that a storm was brewing. His surmises began to be verified soon after, for the Indians, ...
— The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself • De Witt C. Peters
 
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