watch
look attentively
How often you will meet it
Rank 696 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 27,069 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.013% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- look attentively watch a basketball game
- follow with the eyes or the mind also: observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on Keep an eye on the baby, please!The world is watching Sarajevo
- see or watch also: view, see, catch, take in view a show on televisionThis program will be seen all over the world
- observe with attention also: look on They watched as the murderer was executed
- be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful also: look out, watch out Watch out for pickpockets!
- observe or determine by looking Watch how the dog chases the cats away
noun
- a small portable timepiece also: ticker
watch in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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After a pause, Lord Henry pulled out his watch.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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He looked at his watch: it was twelve o’clock.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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He checked the car suddenly, and glanced at his watch.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Where’s Glenn o’ the gun-room, who loved Hot-Scotch— Glen, prompt and cool in a perilous watch?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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The very sheep are restless in their fold, They watch the star and do not mind the cold.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1