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A pocketwatch (1)
A wristwatch (1)

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæċċan, wæċċe.

[edit] Noun

Singular
watch

Plural
watches

watch (plural watches)

  1. A portable or wearable timepiece.
    More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.
  2. A particular time period when guarding is kept.
    The second watch of the night began at midnight.
  3. A person or group of people who guard.
    The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.
  4. (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
  5. (nautical) 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).

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to watch

Third person singular
watches

Simple past
watched

Past participle
watched

Present participle
watching

to watch (third-person singular simple present watches, present participle watching, simple past and past participle watched)

  1. (transitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
    Watching the clock will not make time go faster.
    I'm tired of watching TV.
  2. (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
    Watch this!
    Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.
  3. (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
    Please watch my suitcase for a minute.
    He has to watch the kids that afternoon.
  4. (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
    You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.
  5. (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
    Watch your head.; Watch your step.
    Watch yourself when you talk to him.
    Watch what you say.

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[edit] Usage notes

  • When used transitively to mean look at something, there is an implication that the direct object is something which is capable of changing.

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