Meaning of watch in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A portable or wearable timepiece.

  Example: More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.

• The act of guarding and observing someone or something.

• A particular time period when guarding is kept.

  Example: The second watch of the night began at midnight.

• A person or group of people who guard.

  Example: The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.

• The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

• A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.

• 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).

• The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

verb

• To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

  Example: I'm tired of watching TV.

• To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.

  Example: Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.

• To mind, attend, or guard.

  Example: He has to watch the kids that afternoon.

• To be wary or cautious of.

  Example: You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.

• To attend to dangers to or regarding.

  Example: Watch what you say.

• To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.

• To be vigilant or on one's guard.

  Example: For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.

• To act as a lookout.

• (of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.

• To be awake.

• To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.