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How to pronounce watch in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter
Type of watchman, watcher, security guard
Type Words
Synonyms catch, see, take in, view
Has types visualize, visualise, spectate, preview
Verb group see
Type Words
Synonyms ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see
Has types test
Verb group see, ascertain, control, determine, ensure, insure, assure, find out, find, see to it, check
Type Words
Synonyms vigil
Type of surveillance
Has types spying, listening watch, continuous receiver watch
Type Words
Synonyms look on
Has types sit by, sit back
Derivation watching, watcher


They watched as the murderer was executed.
Type Words
Synonyms ticker
Type of timepiece, horologe, timekeeper
Has types pendulum watch, wrist watch, hunting watch, pocket watch, hunter, wristwatch, analog watch, digital watch, stem-winder
Type Words
Synonyms follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch over
Type of check over, suss out, check, check into, check out, check up on, go over, look into
Has types invigilate, keep tabs on, guard, proctor
Verb group trace, follow


The world is watching Sarajevo.
Type Words
Synonyms look out, watch out
Has types keep one's eyes skinned, mind, look after, beware, keep one's eyes open, keep one's eyes peeled
Derivation watcher
Type Words
Synonyms vigil
Type of rite, religious rite
Has types viewing, agrypnia, wake
Type Words
Type of duty period, shift, work shift
Has types midwatch, night watch, dogwatch, graveyard watch, middle watch
Type Words
Has types witness, catch, observe, rubberneck, see, take in, view
Derivation watcher


watch a basketball game.
Type Words
Type of period of time, period, time period
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Examples of watch

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While he keeps watch over her care, the clock is ticking on a critical decision.
From the abcnews.go.com
I would think the goalies watch more, or is this something the entire team does?
From the stltoday.com
Her husband, James Cowan, will watch their five children who still live at home.
From the thenewstribune.com
Other dangers to watch for include easy access to alcohol at holiday gatherings.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Overall, 13 area school districts made the watch list, down from 19 last spring.
From the sacbee.com
Economists will watch that index closely to see if hiring is likely to continue.
From the thenewstribune.com
Another name for Patriots fans to watch is Clemson defensive end Jarvis Jenkins.
From the bostonherald.com
McLaughlin predicted that ratings would show that many people did watch all day.
From the stltoday.com
The Winter Olympics reacquaints us with a lot of sports we normally don't watch.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • A small portable timepiece
  • Look attentively; "watch a basketball game"
  • A period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
  • Follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
  • A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  • See or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
  • A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person. It is usually a wristwatch, worn on the wrist with a strap or bracelet. In addition to the time, modern watches often display the day, date, month and year, and electronic watches may have many other functions.
  • Watch is a studio album with several live tracks released in 1978 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
  • A watch is a real-time view of a variable's or an expression's value. It is used during computer programs' debugging.