watch out

verb

watched out; watching out; watches out

intransitive verb

: to be vigilant or alert : be on the lookout

you'd better watch out

watch out for the tree!

Synonyms

• beware (of)
• guard (against)
• look out (for)
• mind
• ware

Examples of watch out in a Sentence

watch out for hazards in the road

Recent Examples on the Web

Scammers convince you to take cash to a bitcoin ATM Her story highlights one huge red flag that consumers must watch out for these days — how scammers are convincing you to take cash to a crypto ATM at the local party store, gas station or grocery. —Susan Tompor, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025

With that in mind, here are some things to watch out for: How many city workers will be targeted for layoffs? —David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025

As trade tensions escalate over President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy , there are some retail stocks investors should watch out for that have significant sourcing exposure to certain affected countries, according to Bank of America. —Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025

And watch out for hidden sources of sugar on the ingredients list, Dr. Kishore said. —Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for watch out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

watch out

verb

: to be on the lookout

watch out for cars