watching

Thân thiện

The security guard is watching the monitors in the control room.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of observing; taking a patient look: The action of looking at or monitoring something or someone attentively over a period of time.

Usage

The noun "watching" refers to the sustained activity of observation. It implies focused attention and often a degree of patience or vigilance. It is commonly used to describe monitoring a situation, a person, or an event.

Examples

• The security guard's careful watching of the monitors prevented a theft.
• Bird watching is a popular hobby that requires patience and a good pair of binoculars.
• Her constant watching of the clock made the waiting feel even longer.

Advanced Usage

• "under watchful watching": Being observed with great care and suspicion.
  • The suspect was kept under the watchful watching of the detectives.
• "the watching and waiting": A phrase describing a period of vigilant observation in anticipation of an event.
  • The long hours of watching and waiting for the rare bird to appear were finally rewarded.

Variants and Related Words

• Watch (verb/noun): To observe or look at attentively; a small timepiece or a period of guard duty.
• Watcher (noun): A person who watches.
• Watchful (adjective): Alert and observant.

Synonyms

• Observation
• Surveillance
• Monitoring
• Scrutiny

Related Phrases

• Keep watch: To maintain a state of observation, often for protection.
  • Soldiers kept watch along the border.
• On the watch: Being alert and vigilant for something specific.
  • Be on the watch for any signs of infection.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of observing; taking a patient look

Từ đồng nghĩa

• observation
• observance