watch

Betekenis

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwɒt͡ʃ/

Etymologie

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

Zinnen

Shall we watch a film at the cinema this afternoon ?

Zullen we vanmiddag een film kijken in de bioscoop?