watch
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[edit] Etymology
Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæċċan, wæċċe.
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watch (plural watches)
- A portable or wearable timepiece.
- More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.
- A particular time period when guarding is kept.
- The second watch of the night began at midnight.
- A person or group of people who guard.
- The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.
- (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
- (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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Terms derived from the noun "watch"
[edit] Translations
portable or wearable timepiece
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particular time period
person or group of people who guard
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group of sailors and officers
period of time on duty
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[edit] Verb
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to watch (third-person singular simple present watches, present participle watching, simple past and past participle watched)
- (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.
- (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.
- (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
- Please watch my suitcase for a minute.
- He has to watch the kids that afternoon.
- (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
- You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.
- (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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Terms derived from the verb "watch"
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to look at for a period of time
to observe
to attend or guard
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to be wary
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