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    [Verb]  | "watch" | \ ˈwäch \


    1: to keep vigil as a devotional exercise

    2: to be awake during the night

    3: to be attentive or vigilant

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan{mat|wake|};

    [Verb]  | "binge-watch" | \ ˈbinj-ˌwäch \


    1: to watch many or all episodes of (a TV series) in rapid succession

    Origin: 2003 ;

    [Verb]  | "bird-watch" | \ ˈbərd-ˌwäch \


    1: bird

    Origin: 1938 ;

     Back-formation from bird-watcher;

    [Verb]  | "hate-watch" | \ ˈhāt-ˌwäch \


    1: to watch and take pleasure in laughing at or criticizing (a disliked television show, movie, etc.)

    Origin: 2008 ;

    [Verb]  | "watch out" 


    1: to be vigilant or alert : be on the lookout

    Origin: 1845 ;

    [Noun]  | "watching brief" 


    1: an act of watching the actions of a person or organization to make sure nothing illegal or wrong is being done

    [Noun]  | "clock-watch*er" | \ ˈkläk-ˌwä-chər \


    1: a person (such as a worker or student) who keeps close watch on the passage of time

    Origin: 1911 ;

    [Idiom]  | "bear watching" 


    1: to require or need observation or attention

    [Idiom]  | "watching/counting one's calories" 


    1: being careful not to eat too much

    [Phrasal verb]  | "watch for" 


    1: to look for (someone or something expected)

    2: to look for (something that one wants to get or use)

    [Verb]  | "watching" 


    1: to keep one's eyes on;


      * e.g., " ... I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away "




    2: to take notice of and be guided by;


      * e.g., " ... watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem "



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    3: to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose;


      * e.g., " ... watched the situation to see if it improved "



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    [Verb]  | "watch" 


    1: to keep one's eyes on;


      * e.g., " ... I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away "




    2: to take notice of and be guided by;


      * e.g., " ... watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem "



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    3: to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose;


      * e.g., " ... watched the situation to see if it improved "



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    [Verb]  | "watch (for)" 


    1: to believe in the future occurrence of (something);


      * e.g., " ... watch for all the latest news on this Web site "



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    [Verb]  | "watch out (for)" 


    1: to be cautious of or on guard against;


      * e.g., " ... watch out for hazards in the road "



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    [Phrase]  | "watching over" 


    1: to be in charge of;


      * e.g., " ... Her promotion meant she was now responsible for watching over the entire team of designers. "



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    2: to look after and make decisions about;


      * e.g., " ... It was the legal guardian's job to watch over the children. "



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    [Phrase]  | "watch over" 


    1: to be in charge of;


      * e.g., " ... Her promotion meant she was now responsible for watching over the entire team of designers. "



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    2: to look after and make decisions about;


      * e.g., " ... It was the legal guardian's job to watch over the children. "



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     [ "watch this" ]

    1: Something said right before a person does something amazingly stupid.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey Peter, watch this! 

     [ "Watched" ]

    1: The process of becoming a watch

      * e.g.,  ... If you watched these notebooks, they'd become a watch. 

     [ "Watch This" ]

    1: Famous last words.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Hey watch this! 

     [ "watch" ]

    1: Something u wear on ur arm that tells u the time.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1:What time is it 

     [ "watch it be" ]

    1: Phrase, generally used in a sarcastic tone, used to exaggerate something's distance, location or someone's profession. It is often accompanied by the term "like". Less popularly, it may be used in several other contexts which are deemed appropriate at the time.

      * e.g.,  ... Ex. 1 - Elisa: I wonder where they keep their jewelry... 

     [ "Watch" ]

    1: A period of time aboard vessels in which a person must stand as a lookout, or be in command of the ship, usually in 4-hour shifts.

      * e.g.,  ... I am on watch from 8am - 12pm, and from 8pm - 12am. 

     [ "Watchful" ]

    1: Watchful means exactly that, watching someone like a hawk.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm being watchful about this one. Nuff said. 

     [ "watch" ]

    1: something on your wrist to tell the time

      * e.g.,  ... i have a new watch 

     [ "watch" ]

    1: If you have "a watch," it's to have a group of people watching or surveilling you.

      * e.g.,  ... I've got a million dollar watch and they don't even know it. 

     [ "Watch it" ]

    1: When you threaten someone in a friendly manner

      * e.g.,  ... *Chloe steals one of my chips* 

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