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

Risk Management Josh: Short-term traders are going to want to watch out for the gap at $255 to make sure trend is intact. —Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 May 2025

Put the reader on (watch out for the surprisingly pokey earpieces at the ends of the arms), and those displays merge into a single 271 ppi E Ink display. —Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

And even though brooches have taken men’s style by storm on the red carpet these days, there were still plenty of timepiece moments to watch out for. —Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 May 2025

Some guests also buy pins from third-party resellers through online sources like eBay, Amazon and Facebook Marketplace, but watch out. —Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 May 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