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. 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.

Concepts

watch

guard

clock

observe

see

look at

look

view

timepiece

keep an eye on

wristwatch

regard

sentry

watch over

sentinel

spy on

protect

consider

deem

look after

stare

monitor

vigil

surveillance

lookout

look out

patrol

watchman

follow

keep

spy

behold

pertain

mind

supervise

gaze

protection

scout

picket

pay attention to

concern

involve

custody

oversee

catch

watch out

keep watch

watch for

tend

inspect

look on

take in

notice

wait

ticker

observation

control

wake

take care of

wrist watch

read

care for

pay attention

vigilance

glance

take a look

guardsman

watcher

on duty

take care

check

wrist-watch

spotter

attend

spectate

sun

hour

keep tabs on

survey

wait for

preserve

safeguard

care

oversight

superintendence

supervision

ward

wakefulness

stay awake

keep awake

visit

ascertain

determine

find out

learn

keep vigil

time-piece

lie in wait

spy upon

be vigilant

lookout man

look-out

beware

warder

bell

shift

monitoring

chart

schedule

table

alert

timer

escort

look around

eye

browse

o’clock

time

look into

do

attention

herd

lead

keep from harm

peep

pry

chronometer

ambush

expect

perceive

guardian

abide

abide by

comply

mark

obey

respect

back

cover

observance

altertness

precaution

open one’s eyes wide

being on the lookout

keep track of

circumspect

appreciate

time piece

examine

wait in a ambush

peer

police

fieldsman

keep oneself informed

be aware

be on the watch

be on the alert

be on one’s guard

bide

be awake

scrutinize

gawk

espy

division of the night

guarding

keeping watch

a

defence

lie in ambush

waylay

keep under surveillance

spy at

be prepared

listen to

kettle

await arrival

invigilation

invigilate

exhaust

tag

tail after

advert

be mindful

heed

listen

reck

see to

take note

garrison

custodian

patrolman

vedette

vidette

watchdog

be in charge

watch carefully

look out for

day

scare

mount guard

star

time of day

radio watch

tour

list

meter

tableau

admonish

security

warn

hide

likeness

recognise

strange

spider

gawk at

study

surveil

be on the lookout

keep eye

keep tab

charge

duty period

marshal

on watch

warden

duty

run after

pause

lurk

eyeball

look out on

esteem

hold

bellflower

campana

gong

horologe

accompany

come

come after

come forth

dog

ensue

entail

fall out

follow suit

keep track

postdate

result

succeed

tag along

take after

trace

travel along

size up

keep watch on

hunt for

look for

search for

hold on

reserve

storage

store

pocket watch

act

behave

chronograph

sightsee

call on

meet

glare

look carefully

open the eyes

be careful

witness

attend to

conserve

watch out for

defend

maintain

superintend

gauge

index

timekeeper

day shift

day watch

watch TV

gaze at

diminish

reduce

keep watch over

contemplate

beholder

heholder

perceiver

caretaker

security guard

clocks

hours

chronoscope

advocate

attendant

boss

chief

defender

fautor

full-back

fullback

governor

groundsman

keeper

manciple

paladin

protector

retread

shielder

supporter

trustee

catch sight of

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɒt͡ʃ/

Etymology

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 ?