watch

Noun

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

• a small portable timepiece

Verb

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
  • I want to see whether she speaks French
    
  • See whether it works
    
  • find out if he speaks Russian
    
  • Check whether the train leaves on time
    

• observe or determine by looking
  • Watch how the dog chases the cats away
    

• be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
  • Watch out for pickpockets!
    

• observe with attention
  • They watched as the murderer was executed
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• look attentively
  • watch a basketball game
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  vigil , lookout , lookout man , sentinel , sentry , spotter , scout , picket , ticker , determine , check , find out , see , ascertain , learn , look out , watch out , look on , view , catch , take in , observe , follow , watch over , keep an eye on