watch over

verb

watched over; watching over; watches over

transitive verb

: to have charge of : superintend

Examples of watch over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Rafael Rodríguez Rapún (Miguel Bernardeau), a Republican freedom fighter with piercing eyes and a lower abdominal wound, is wheeled into the infirmary, Sebastián is assigned to watch over him and extract information. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

The Eagles are in disarray and will be one of the fascinating teams to watch over the next week because GM Howie Roseman is a shrewd operator. — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

The other half focuses on the artist’s final works, including Miss et Bébé (1877–78) featuring a nanny watching over a little girl. — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Aircraft known as hurricane hunters had for three days kept constant watch over what had become a monstrous cyclone, centered near the Bahamas somewhere east of my home in West Palm Beach. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for watch over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover