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The synonyms of “Watch” are: catch, see, take in, view, ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, look on, follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch over, look out, watch out, look at, eye, gaze at, stare at, gape at, peer at, spy on, keep watch on, keep in sight, keep track of, track, monitor, survey, keep under observation, keep under surveillance, look after, mind, take care of, care for, supervise, superintend, tend, attend to, minister to, foster, nurse, guard, safeguard, protect, stand guard over, keep guard on, shield, preserve, defend, screen, shelter, be careful about, be careful of, exercise care about, exercise caution about, exercise restraint about, look out for, wait for, await, stand by for, hold back for, be careful, be watchful, beware, be on the watch, be wary, be cautious, be on your guard, mind out, pay attention, take care, take heed, have a care, be on the alert, be on the lookout, keep a sharp lookout, be vigilant, be on the qui vive, lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, vigil, ticker, timepiece, chronometer, small clock, timer, an eye, shift, stint, spell, stretch, turn
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “watch” as a noun can have the following definitions:
an eye | The organ of sight. |
chronometer | An instrument for measuring time accurately in spite of motion or variations in temperature, humidity, and air pressure. |
guard | The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. He was on guard that night. |
lookout | A structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings. What if he gets fits It s a bad lookout in that case. |
lookout man | A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. |
picket | A blockade of a workplace or other venue staged by a picket. A picket of soldiers fired a volley over the coffin. |
scout | A honeybee that searches for a new site for a swarm to settle or for a new food source. A scout vehicle. |
sentinel | A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. A sentinel surveillance programme for influenza. |
sentry | A soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place. Two men stood sentry on the door every evening. |
shift | The group of people who work during a particular shift. His constant shifting disrupted the class. |
small clock | A garment size for a small person. |
spell | A time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else. A spell of work. |
spotter | Someone who is the first to observe something. Plane spotters. |
stint | An unbroken period of time during which you do something. A collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint. |
stretch | A stretch limo. A chauffeur driven stretch. |
ticker | A character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape. |
timepiece | An instrument, such as a clock or watch, for measuring time. |
timer | (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed. A video timer. |
turn | Turning or twisting around in place. The turning of the wind. |
vigil | Nocturnal devotions. The group held a candlelight vigil outside the jail. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “watch” as a verb can have the following definitions:
ascertain | Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study. An attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident. |
attend to | Take charge of or deal with. |
await | (of an event or circumstance) be in store for (someone. An eagerly awaited debut. |
be careful | Have life, be alive. |
be careful about | Be priced at. |
be careful of | Be identical or equivalent to. |
be cautious | Be priced at. |
be on the alert | Occupy a certain position or area. |
be on the lookout | Have an existence, be extant. |
be on the qui vive | To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form. |
be on the watch | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
be on your guard | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
be vigilant | Form or compose. |
be wary | Be priced at. |
be watchful | Occupy a certain position or area. |
beware | Be on one’s guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to. We should beware the incompetence of legislators. |
care for | Provide care for. |
catch | Catch up with and possibly overtake. Catch one s breath. |
check | Place into check. Check your luggage before boarding. |
defend | Fight against or resist strongly. They were forced to defend for long periods. |
determine | Find out learn or determine with certainty usually by making an inquiry or other effort. She determined to tackle Stephen the next day. |
exercise care about | Do physical exercise. |
exercise caution about | Put to use. |
exercise restraint about | Learn by repetition. |
eye | Look at closely or with interest. Margot saw the women eyeing up her boyfriend. |
find out | Succeed in reaching; arrive at. |
follow | Accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of. She followed a strict diet. |
foster | Bring up under fosterage of children. When fostering out a child placement workers will be looking for a home similar to their own. |
gape at | Be wide open. |
gaze at | Look at with fixed eyes. |
guard | Stay close to (an opponent) in order to prevent them getting or passing the ball. The gates were guarded by soldiers. |
have a care | Undergo. |
hold back for | Cover as for protection against noise or smell. |
keep a sharp lookout | Conform one’s action or practice to. |
keep an eye on | Store or keep customarily. |
keep guard on | Keep under control; keep in check. |
keep in sight | Have as a supply. |
keep track of | Maintain for use and service. |
keep under observation | Retain rights to. |
keep under surveillance | Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state. |
keep watch on | Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of. |
learn | Find out learn or determine with certainty usually by making an inquiry or other effort. That ll learn you he chuckled. |
look after | Look forward to the probable occurrence of. |
look at | Look forward to the probable occurrence of. |
look on | Accord in appearance with. |
look out | Search or seek. |
look out for | Accord in appearance with. |
mind | Keep in mind. Mind out there s a step missing. |
mind out | Be in charge of or deal with. |
minister to | Attend to the wants and needs of others. |
monitor | Check, track, or observe by means of a receiver. It was not easy to discover exactly how many calls were monitored. |
nurse | Work as a nurse. Our political unity needs to be protected and nursed. |
observe | Observe with care or pay close attention to. A stockbroker once observed that dealers live and work in hell. |
pay attention | Cancel or discharge a debt. |
peer at | Look searchingly. |
preserve | Prevent (food) from rotting. A fight to preserve local democracy. |
protect | Use tariffs to favor domestic industry. He tried to protect Kelly from the attack. |
safeguard | Protect from harm or damage with an appropriate measure. A framework which safeguards employees from exploitation. |
screen | Pass a substance such as grain or coal through a large sieve or screen especially so as to sort it into different sizes. Ensure that your microphone leads are properly screened from hum pickup. |
see | Go to see a place as for entertainment. I ll go along to the club and see if I can get a game. |
shelter | Provide shelter for. People were sheltering under store canopies and trees. |
shield | Protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. They are shielding to protect their own health. |
spy on | Catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes. |
stand by for | Withstand the force of something. |
stand guard over | Be tall; have a height of; copula. |
stare at | Look at with fixed eyes. |
superintend | Be responsible for the management or arrangement of (an activity or organization); oversee. He superintended a land reclamation scheme. |
supervise | Watch and direct. The sergeant left to supervise the loading of the lorries. |
survey | Make a survey of for statistical purposes. The investigator surveyed the attitudes and beliefs held by residents. |
take care | Proceed along in a vehicle. |
take care of | Receive willingly something given or offered. |
take heed | Proceed along in a vehicle. |
take in | Take into one s possession. |
tend | Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. Tend a store. |
track | Of wheels run so that the back ones are exactly in the track of the front ones. Track mud into the house. |
view | See (a fox) break cover. She views this quite differently from me. |
wait for | Look forward to the probable occurrence of. |
watch out | Look attentively. |
watch over | See or watch. |
attentive | Paying close attention to something. Ministers should be more attentive to the interests of taxpayers. |
check | Write out a check on a bank account. I checked my bag and got my boarding pass. |
gaze | Look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought. Offices screened from the public gaze. |
glance | Throw a glance at take a brief look at. Fish sporting with quick glance Show to the Sun their wav d coats. |
inspect | Examine (someone or something) to ensure that they reach an official standard. Customs officers came aboard to inspect our documents. |
inspector | A police officer ranking below a chief inspector. A prison inspector. |
intently | With earnest and eager attention. Everybody was listening intently. |
leer | Look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way. He gave me a sly leer. |
look | An expression of a feeling or thought by looking. Let me get a closer look. |
lookout | A view over a landscape. A lookout point with breathtaking views. |
monitor | Display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor. It was not easy to discover exactly how many calls were monitored. |
observant | Adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs. An observant Jew. |
observe | Observe with care or pay close attention to. The behaviour observed in groups of chimpanzees. |
oversee | Supervise (a person or their work), especially in an official capacity. The Home Secretary oversees the police service. |
peek | A quick or furtive look. His socks were so full of holes his toes peeked through. |
petrify | Cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned. Slogans petrify our thinking. |
see | Go to see a place as for entertainment. Berlin does not want to be seen to be taking sides in the French election. |
seeing | The action of seeing someone or something. He had given the seeing as fair. |
sentinel | Station a soldier or guard by (a place) to keep watch. A sentinel surveillance programme for influenza. |
sentry | A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. Two men stood sentry on the door every evening. |
spectacle | A blunder that makes you look ridiculous used in the phrase make a spectacle of yourself. The acrobatic feats make a good spectacle. |
stare | A fixed look with eyes open wide. The students stared at the teacher with amazement. |
staring | Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Staring eyes. |
superintend | Be responsible for the management or arrangement of (an activity or organization); oversee. He superintended a land reclamation scheme. |
supervise | Keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance. The sergeant left to supervise the loading of the lorries. |
surveillance | Close observation of a person or group (usually by the police. He found himself put under surveillance by British military intelligence. |
vigilant | Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties. The vigilant eye of the town watch. |
visibility | Quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye. That candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election. |
watchdog | A dog trained to guard property. How can we watchdog our investments. |
watchful | Watching someone or something closely; alert and vigilant. They attended dances under the watchful eye of their father. |
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