intransitive. To keep watch; to look intently. Also with adverb or phrase, to wait about, about one, on every side, etc. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > keep watch [verb (intransitive)] (11) wait1338 intransitive. To keep watch; to look intently. Also with adverb or phrase, to wait about, about one, on every side, etc. Obsolete. to do, make waitc1440 The action of watching. Obsolete. In phrases. at (the) wait, on the watch. to do, make wait, to keep watch. to have in wait, to have under… to lay watch?a1475 A lying in wait, an ambush; hence an insidious design or plot. Phrases, to lay watch, to place an ambush, to lie at, in, watch (for). Obsolete. invigilate1553 intransitive. To keep watch; to watch carefully. Now spec. To watch over students at examination. advigilate1623 intransitive. To watch carefully; to keep vigil. Subcategories:— while another acts (4) — be under surveillance (2) |
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