guetter

Meaning

1. to watch (intently), to watch for, to lie in wait
2. to await in order to seize
3. to menace, to loom (to appear in a threatening form)

Concepts

watch

⌚

lie in wait

stalk

keep an eye on

watch for

spy on

look out for

lie in wait for

keep watch

observe

sneak

spot

spy

supervise

view

watch over

be on the look-out for

look closely

await

lie in ambush wait

behold

follow

guard

💂

listen

look

look after

look-out

mind

see

👀

Synonyms

épier

pincer

traquer

veiller

garder

observer

protéger

regarder

surveiller

avoir à l’œil

faire le guet

filer

suivre

voir

👀

suivre la trace

apincher

tendre l'oreille

attendre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɛ.te/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: gaitier

Cognate with English: wait

In summary

Inherited from Old French gaitier, guaitier, from Frankish *wahtōn, *wahtjan (“to watch, guard”), derivative of *wahta (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”). Compare English wait, ultimately from the same origin through an Anglo-Norman/Old Northern French variant.