watch for
phrasal verb
watched for; watching for; watches for
1
: to look for (someone or something expected)
She watches for her school bus from inside her house.
The doctors watched for signs of the disease.
2
: to look for (something that one wants to get or use)
She is always watching for sales.
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The Bermuda Weather Service issued a hurricane watch for the archipelago Monday afternoon ahead of Imelda.
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Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
In general terms, there are normal red flags around revenue that accounting experts watch for.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
But after Arkansas decided to part ways with longtime head coach Sam Pittman on Sunday, Gruden emerged as an intriguing name to watch for the new SEC vacancy.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Umps have made baseball a hard watch for me.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
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Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
In general terms, there are normal red flags around revenue that accounting experts watch for.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
But after Arkansas decided to part ways with longtime head coach Sam Pittman on Sunday, Gruden emerged as an intriguing name to watch for the new SEC vacancy.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Umps have made baseball a hard watch for me.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Watch for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20for. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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