watch

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A portable or wearable timepiece.
2. The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
3. A particular time period when guarding is kept.
4. A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking.
5. A person or group of people who guard.
6. The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
7. A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
8. 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).
9. The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
2. (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
3. (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
4. (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
5. (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
6. (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
7. (intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.
8. (intransitive) To act as a lookout.
9. To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
10. (intransitive, obsolete) To be awake.
11. (obsolete, transitive) To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.

Conceptes

mirar

esguardar

rellotge

concernir

observar

guaitar

vigilar

guàrdia

vigilant

atalaiar

sotjar

veure

👀

sentinella

guardià

💂

estar alerta

determinar

guardar

protegir

anar amb compte

rellotge de pulsera

contemplar

polsera

guarda

sereno

albirar

vigília

assistir

Sinònims

guard

💂

clock

observe

see

👀

look at

look

view

timepiece

keep an eye on

wristwatch

sentry

regard

sentinel

watch over

protect

spy on

look after

vigil

stare

consider

deem

monitor

patrol

watchman

follow

lookout

look out

surveillance

behold

keep

spy

scout

protection

pay attention to

supervise

gaze

picket

mind

pertain

concern

involve

oversee

custody

catch

watch out

tend

take in

keep watch

look on

ticker

Traduccions

regarder

orologio

guardare

montre

⌚

reloj

mirar

Uhr

surveiller

osservare

observer

beobachten

⌚

observar

betrachten

olhar

ansehen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈwɒt͡ʃ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: wacche

Heretat de anglès antic: wæċċe

Heretat de anglès mitjà: wacchen

Heretat de anglès antic: wæċċan

In summary

As a noun, from Middle English wacche, from Old English wæċċe. See below for verb form.

Frases

Shall we watch a film at the cinema this afternoon ?

Many villages also have a Neighborhood Watch program in force .