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.

Examples of watch for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the best days to watch for meteors will be July 30, because two other meteor showers, alpha Capricornids and Southern delta Aquariids, will be taking place at the same time, according to Lunsford. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 July 2025

Red flags to watch for include cleaners who won't discuss their process, offer prices that seem too good to be true, or have a facility that looks disheveled. —Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 July 2025

The Rockies are another team to watch for bullpen help. —Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 July 2025

Wall Street shares ended mixed on July 22, with steep losses in General Motors and a gain in Tesla as investors focused on recent and upcoming quarterly reports and watched for signs of progress in U.S. trade discussions. —Nikhil Sharma, USA Today, 23 July 2025

Rhymes for watch for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore