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watch over
watch W0043000 (wŏch)v. watched, watch·ing, watch·es v.intr.1. To look or observe attentively or carefully; be closely observant: watching for trail markers.2. To look and wait expectantly or in anticipation: watch for an opportunity.3. To act as a spectator; look on: stood by the road and watched.4. To stay awake at night while serving as a guard, sentinel, or watcher.5. To stay alert as a devotional or religious exercise; keep vigil.v.tr.1. To look at steadily; observe carefully or continuously: watch a parade.2. To guard, keep surveillance on, or spy on: watched the prisoner all day; watched the house to see who came and went.3. To observe the course of mentally; keep up on or informed about: watch the price of gold.4. To pay close attention to or be careful about, especially with regard to propriety: watched his manners.5. To tend or take care of (children or a flock of sheep, for example). See Synonyms at tend2.n.1. The act or process of keeping awake or mentally alert, especially for the purpose of guarding.2. a. The act of observing closely or the condition of being closely observed; surveillance.b. A period of close observation, often in order to discover something: a watch during the child's illness.3. A person or group of people serving, especially at night, to guard or protect.4. The post or period of duty of a guard, sentinel, or watcher.5. Any of the periods into which the night is divided; a part of the night.6. Nautical a. Any of the periods of time, usually four hours, into which the day aboard ship is divided and during which a part of the crew is assigned to duty.b. The members of a ship's crew on duty during a specific watch.c. A chronometer on a ship.7. a. A period of wakefulness, especially one observed as a religious vigil.b. A funeral wake.8. A small portable timepiece, especially one worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket.9. A flock of nightingales.Phrasal Verbs: watch out To be careful or on the alert; take care. watch over To be in charge of; superintend.Idioms: watch it To be careful: had to watch it when I stepped onto the ice. watch (one's) step1. To act or proceed with care and caution.2. To behave as is demanded, required, or appropriate.
[Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan, to watch, be awake; see weg- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | watch over - follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"keep an eye on, watch, observe, followcheck, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"keep tabs on - keep a record on or watch attentively; "The government keeps tabs on the dissidents"guard - to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"invigilate, proctor - watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating) |
watchverb1. To look at or on attentively or carefully:eye, observe, regard, scrutinize, survey.Idioms: have one's eye on, keep tabs on.2. To have the care and supervision of:attend, care for, look after, mind, minister to, see to, tend.Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care of, take under one's wing.phrasal verb
watch outTo be careful:beware, look out, mind.Idioms: be on guard, be on the lookout, keep an eye peeled , take care.phrasal verb
watch overTo direct and watch over the work and performance of others:boss, overlook, oversee, superintend, supervise.noun1. The act of observing, often for an extended time:observance, observation, scrutiny.2. The act of carefully watching:lookout, surveillance, vigil, vigilance.Idiom: watch and ward.3. A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example:guard, lookout, picket, protector, sentinel, sentry, ward.4. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn.5. A watch over the body of a dead person before burial:wake.Translationswatch (wotʃ) noun1. a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc. He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch. 手錶 手表2. a period of standing guard during the night. I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six. 守衛 守卫3. in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time. The night watch come(s) on duty soon. 值勤軍官和士兵 值班人员 verb1. to look at (someone or something). He was watching her carefully; He is watching television. 看 观看2. to keep a lookout (for). They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman? 等候 注视3. to be careful of (someone or something). Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous. 小心 注意4. to guard or take care of. Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping. 監視，留心看著 监视，密切观察 5. to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc). Watch your chance, and then run. 等待(機會) 伺机ˈwatcher noun 看守者 守卫者ˈwatchful adjective alert and cautious. watchful eyes; If you are watchful you will not be robbed. 警戒的，留心的 警惕的ˈwatchfully adverb 警戒地 警惕地ˈwatchfulness noun 警戒 警惕ˈwatchdog noun a dog which guards someone's property etc. We leave a watchdog in our office at night to scare away thieves. 看門狗 看门狗ˈwatchmaker noun a person who makes and repairs watches, clocks etc. 鐘錶匠 钟表匠ˈwatchman noun (often ˌnight-ˈwatchman) a man employed to guard a building etc against thieves, especially at night. The bank-robbers shot the (night-)watchman. (尤指夜間)警衛 警卫（尤指夜间值班人员） ˈwatchtower noun an old word for a tower on which a lookout is posted. (舊語)守望塔 瞭望塔，岗楼 ˈwatchword noun a motto or slogan used by members of a group of people who think (or act) alike. Let freedom be our watchword! 座右銘，口號 口号，标语 keep watch to be on guard. He kept watch while the other soldiers slept. 站哨 放哨watch one's step to be careful what one does or says. He's in a bad mood, so watch your step and don't say anything wrong! (做事或說話)謹慎小心 （讲话做事）谨慎小心 watch out (with for) to be careful (of). Watch out for the cars!; Watch out! The police are coming! 留心 戒备watch over to guard or take care of. The mother bird is watching over her young. 看守，留心看著 看守，监视 watch over
watch overTo guard, protect, or ensure the welfare of someone or something, often through close observation. I felt better sending the kids to camp when I knew Mrs. James would be there to watch over them. I can't help but feeling that I had an angel watching over me that day.See also: over, watchwatch over someone or somethingto keep guard over someone or something; to care for someone or something. Could you please watch over my little girl while I go to the store? I will watch over your house while you are away.See also: over, watchwatch overGuard for protection or safekeeping, as in There were only two aides watching over that large group of children. This idiom was first recorded in 1526. See also: over, watchwatch overv. To monitor and tend to someone or something: The nurses watched over the patient.See also: over, watchEncyclopediaSeewatchMedicalSeeWATCHLegalSeeWatchwatch over
Synonyms for watch oververb follow with the eyes or the mindSynonyms- keep an eye on
- watch
- observe
- follow
Related Words- check
- check into
- check out
- check over
- check up on
- suss out
- look into
- go over
- trace
- follow
- keep tabs on
- guard
- invigilate
- proctor
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