1
as in to observe
to keep one's eyes on
I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away
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2
as in to follow
to take notice of and be guided by
watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem
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as in to monitor
to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose
watched the situation to see if it improved
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as in to care
to have an interest or concern for
you should watch what you eat if you want a long, healthy life
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as in to supervise
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
hired a high school girl to watch their daughter until they got home from work
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1
as in guard
a person or group that watches over someone or something
the neighborhood crime watch
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as in watchfulness
the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of activity, opportunity, or danger
kept a watch over the sick baby
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as in lookout
an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity
the little boy kept watch at the window for signs of Santa and his sleigh
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Recent Examples of watch
Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
She’s made it through eulogizing her only son, burying him and watching Marcus Eriz, the man who shot Aiden, be sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Aurel Bacs, watch specialist and cofounder of Bacs & Russo and Vacheron Constantin’s heritage and style director Christian Selmoni will oversee the jury.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
She’s made it through eulogizing her only son, burying him and watching Marcus Eriz, the man who shot Aiden, be sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
As for jewelry pieces, the Belgian queen consort wore a pair of pearl drop earrings, bracelets and a Rolex watch.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watch
Verb
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Instead, as Thorstein Veblen observed in his 1899 work The Theory of the Leisure Class, Americans aspire to join the successful, not tear them down.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Earlier missions observed this glow only in brief snapshots.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Playing Queen Charlotte brought her presence back to film following the height of her television fame with Prime Suspect.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Our job is to find the right level that's fair, that creates the right type of precedent that people can follow after.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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These are the ones most likely to be adapted for crowd monitoring throughout cities.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Keep monitoring your pipes as they thaw.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Philosophy matters, or who would care?—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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For a sport that, again, no one on campus seems to have cared about as recently as 18 months ago.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Taking calcium and vitamin D together is generally safe and helps support bone health when supervised by a doctor.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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He will be supervised for five years, in line with his six-year 2023 sentence.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Sports Equipment While the dishwasher isn't ideal for cleaning baseball caps, uniforms, or equipment heavily-coated with mud, a trip through a dishwasher cycle is ideal to remove bacteria and odors from mouth guards and hard plastic shin guards.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Hurricanes were without guard Gal Raviv, who is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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This patience is watchfulness, not idleness.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Monroe County deputies kept a lookout for the vehicle and realized the driver had changed direction.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Drug couriers and lookouts, for example, are now eligible for shorter sentences.—
Kevin Krause,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Watch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watch. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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