watch

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

regarder

orologio

montre

⌚

guardare

reloj

mirar

Uhr

surveiller

osservare

observer

beobachten

⌚

betrachten

observar

olhar

ansehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɒt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wacche

Inherited from Old English: wæċċe

Inherited from Middle English: wacchen

Inherited from Old English: wæċċan

In summary

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

Sentences

Shall we watch a film at the cinema this afternoon ?

Many villages also have a Neighborhood Watch program in force .