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watch + out
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watch out (third-person singular simple present watches out , present participle watching out , simple past and past participle watched out )
( idiomatic ) To be aware or conscious ; to look closely or carefully; to use caution . Often used in the imperative.
Watch out for low doorways, so you don’t hit your head.
2017 , BioWare , Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction ), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC , PC, scene: Fresh start:Being exiled from the Nexus was a huge shock, I still can't believe Tann did that. But at least Sloane's watching out for us and giving us whatever land we want. We hope to make a life out here and we've got our very own lakeside property with a view.
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Interjection [ edit ]
watch out !
Used to warn someone of an imminent danger.
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proceed with caution
Afrikaans: pasop
Basque: kontuz (eu)
Belarusian: асцяро́жна! ( ascjaróžna! )
Bengali: খবরদার (bn) ( khobrodar )
Bulgarian: внимавай! (bg) ( vnimavaj! ) , пази се! ( pazi se! )
Catalan: compte! (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小心! (zh) ( xiǎoxīn! )
Czech: pozor! (cs) , bacha! (cs)
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: varo! ( singular ) , varokaa! ( polite or plural )
French: attention (fr)
Galician: ollo! (gl) , cata (gl) ( archaic )
German: Achtung (de) , Vorsicht (de) , vorsichtig (de) , passt auf! (de) , pass auf! (de)
Greek: προσοχή! (el) ( prosochí! )
Guaraní: cháke (gn)
Hungarian: vigyázzon ( formal, to one person ) , vigyázz (hu) ( informal, to one person ) , vigyázzanak ( formal, to a group ) , vigyázzatok ( informal, to a group )
Italian: attenzione! (it)
Japanese: 気を付けて! ( きをつけて!, ki o tsukete! )
Khmer: ប្រយ័ត្ន (km) ( prɑyat )
Korean: 조심해! (ko) ( josimhae! )
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Neapolitan: accorte!
Polish: uwaga! (pl)
Portuguese: cuidado! (pt)
Romanian: fiți atenți! , fi atent! , atenție! (ro)
Russian: осторо́жно! (ru) ( ostoróžno! )
Serbo-Croatian: pazi! (sh)
Spanish: cuidado (es) , ojo (es)
Swedish: se upp (sv)
Ukrainian: обере́жно! ( oberéžno! )
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