Watch

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A pocketwatch (timepiece)
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A wristwatch (timepiece)

Noun

Watch (plural Watches)
  1. A portable or wearable timepiece.
    More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.
  2. A particular time period when guarding is kept.
    The second watch of the night began at midnight.
  3. A person or group of people who guard.
    The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.
  4. (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
  5. (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun "watch"

Verb

Watch (third-person singular simple present watches, present participle watching, simple past and past participle watched)

  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To be awake.
    • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:
      So on the morne Sir Trystram, Sir Gareth and Sir Dynadan arose early and went unto Sir Palomydes chambir, and there they founde hym faste aslepe, for he had all nyght wacched [...].
  2. (transitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
    Watching the clock will not make time go faster.
    I'm tired of watching TV.
  3. (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
    Watch this!
    Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.
  4. (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
    Please watch my suitcase for a minute.
    He has to watch the kids that afternoon.
  5. (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
    You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.
  6. (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
    Watch your head.; Watch your step.
    Watch yourself when you talk to him.
    Watch what you say.
  7. (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil
  8. (intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard
    For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.
  9. (intransitive) To act as a lookout

Notes

  • When used transitively to mean look at something, there is an implication that the direct object is something which is capable of changing.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Terms derived from the verb "watch"

Adjectives for Watch

happy; railroad; neglected; solitary; clamorous; fierce; advised; adventuring; vigilant; tireless; celestial; sympathetic; expensive; airy; couchant; brotherly; breathless; unnatural; strict; unceasing; patient; furtive; incessant; faithful; thrilling.

Verbs for Watch

adjust—; check—; consult—; embellish—; engrave—; fondle—; illuminate—; jewel—; lubricate—; observe—; overwind—; pawn —; refer to—; regulate—; rely upon—; repair—; set—; snatch—; value—; wind—; —fails; —informs; —reminds; —runs down.

Adverbs for Watch

vigilantly; anxiously; surreptitiously; sullenly; furtively; narrowly; assiduously; disconsolately; absently; minutely; keenly; vaguely; listlessly; slyly; idly; breathlessly; wistfully; apprehensively; attentively; stealthily; greedily; incessantly; moodily; covertly; defiantly; somberly; pensively; lazily; faithfully.

Thesaurus

Argus, Big Ben, Charley, abide, airplane spotter, alarm clock, alarm watch, anchor watch, and listen, animadvert, appear, assister, astronomical clock, atomic clock, attend, attend to, await, baby-sit, bakehead, be at, be present at, be vigilant, be watchful, bevy, bide, bit, black gang, boilerman, box chronometer, bug, bungs, cabin boy, calculate on, calendar clock, calendar watch, care for, case, catch, chaperon, charm, cherish, chips, chronograph, chronometer, chronopher, chronoscope, clepsydra, clock, clock movement, clocks, clockworks, cloud, come to, commissary steward, complement, conserve, count on, covey, cuckoo clock, custodianship, custody, day shift, deckhand, deckie, dekko, dial, digital clock, digital watch, do, dogwatch, eagle eye, electric clock, electronic clock, espial, espionage, examine, eye, eyeball, fire patrolman, fire warden, fireguard, fireman, flight, flock, follow, forestall, forward observer, foster, full time, gaggle, gape, gaze at, gnomon, go to, grandfather clock, graveyard shift, guard, guardedness, guardianship, gun loader, gunner, half time, half-hour glass, half-minute glass, hand, have a looksee, heed, hive, hold in view, horologe, horologium, hospital steward, hourglass, hunter, independent-seconds watch, inspect, invigilation, isochronon, journeyman, keep alert, keep guard, keep in sight, keep in view, keep under observation, keep vigil, keep watch, keep watch over, landing signalman, lobster trick, look, look about one, look after, look at, look for, look forward to, look lively, look on, look out, look out for, look sharp, look to, look upon, looking, lookout, lookout man, mail orderly, make a reconnaissance, marine chronometer, mark, mark time, matronize, metronome, mind, minister to, monitoring, mother, mount guard, murmuration, navigator, never nod, night shift, night watchman, note, notice, nurse, nurture, observance, observation, observe, ogle, oiler, overtime, part time, patrol, patroller, patrolman, peeled eye, peep, picket, plague, play the spy, police, preserve, proctoring, protege, provide for, prudence, purser, put under surveillance, qui vive, radio operator, reckon on, reconnoiter, regard, relay, remark, repeater, respect, ride herd on, roundsman, roustabout, sandglass, scan, scout, scout out, scrutinize, scrutiny, see, see after, see to, sentinel, sentry, sharp eye, shepherd, shift, show up, sit in, sit up for, skein, snip, snips, sparks, split schedule, split shift, spotter, spring, spy, spy out, spy upon, spying, stake out, stand guard, stand sentinel, stay up for, steward, stewardess, stewardship, stint, stoker, stop, sundial, sunrise watch, support, surveillance, swarm, sweat, sweat it out, sweat out, swing shift, tab, take care of, take charge of, take in, take note, take notice, telltale, tend, ticker, time, time switch, timekeeper, timepiece, timepieces, timer, torpedoman, tour, tour of duty, tout, trick, turn, turn of work, turn up, turnip, vedette, view, viewing, vigil, vigilance, visit, wait, wait for, wait on, wait up for, ward, wariness, watch and wait, watch and ward, watch out, watch out for, watch over, watcher, watchful eye, watchfulness, watching, watchkeeper, watchman, watchworks, weather eye, witness, witnessing, work shift, wristwatch, yeoman

Etymology

Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæċċan, wæċċe.

Pronunciation

Translations

Noun

portable or wearable timepiece
particular time period
person or group of people who guard
group of sailors and officers
period of time on duty
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Verb

to look at for a period of time
to observe
to attend or guard
to be wary
to be vigilant
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See also

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