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Definition of "watch"

watch

Từ điển Collocation

watch noun

¹ instrument for telling the time

ADJ. digital | fob, pocket, wrist (also wristwatch) | sports

VERB + WATCH check, consult, glance at, look at | put back/forward We put our watches forward eight hours before landing in Tokyo. | set Don't forget to set your watch to local time. | wind Quartz watches don't need winding. | have on, wear | put on | take off

WATCH + VERB go My watch is ten years old and it's still going. | stop Sorry I'm late?my watch has stopped. | be slow, lose sth My watch loses a minute each day. | be fast, gain sth | say sth My watch says three o'clock.

WATCH + NOUN face | band (also watchband), strap

² guard

ADJ. careful, close I kept a close watch on my bag as I sat on the train. | constant, round-the-clock | night

VERB + WATCH keep, stand Two soldiers were ordered to keep watch for enemy aircraft. | put The garrison commander had put an extra watch on the prisoners.

WATCH + NOUN committee | tower

PREP. on ~ Some of the crew were sleeping, while others were on watch. | on the ~ for Cats are constantly on the watch for mice or other small mammals.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• a small portable timepiece; ticker
• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe; vigil
• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
• a person employed to watch for something to happen; lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, spotter, scout, picket
• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival); vigil

v.

• look attentively

  watch a basketball game

• follow with the eyes or the mind; observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on

  Keep an eye on the baby, please!

  The world is watching Sarajevo

  She followed the men with the binoculars

• see or watch; view, see, catch, take in

  view a show on television

  This program will be seen all over the world

  view an exhibition

  Catch a show on Broadway

  see a movie

• observe with attention; look on

  They watched as the murderer was executed

• be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful; look out, watch out

  Watch out for pickpockets!

• observe or determine by looking

  Watch how the dog chases the cats away

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, learn

  I want to see whether she speaks French

  See whether it works

  find out if he speaks Russian

  Check whether the train leaves on time

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

watches|watched|watching
syn.: care for guard look at mind observe protect regard shield tend view