WATCH (FOR) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

watch (for)

verb

Definition of watch (for)

as in to expect

to believe in the future occurrence of (something) watch for all the latest news on this Web site

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Reed is expected to appear for a review hearing on July 29, according to court records.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Realta plans to build its prototype magnetic mirror fusion machine, called Hammir, at the facility and expects to create more than 600 technical and non-technical jobs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Definition of expect

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Relief from heat is anticipated by Wednesday and Thursday, when the high temperature is forecast to inch down into the mid-80s.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
As far as the production approach to Sunday, Telemundo anticipates having its biggest canvas yet, with correspondents delivering reports and setting the scene from Spain and Argentina.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 July 2026

Definition of anticipate

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Costa Mesa Mayor John Stephens told The Bee in a statement the city of Costa Mesa completed its rezoning in April and has been awaiting comments from HCD.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
As the title suggests, the book focuses on Odysseus’ wife Penelope and the slave girls who contend with the suitors while awaiting Odysseus’ return in a misogynistic world where the women are often casualties of the rivalries of men.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026

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watch (for)

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