watch

Meanings

• a small portable timepiece
• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
• look attentively
  • "watch a basketball game"
• follow with the eyes or the mind
  • "The world is watching Sarajevo"
• see or watch
• observe with attention
  • "They watched as the murderer was executed"
• be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
  • "Watch out for pickpockets!"
• observe or determine by looking
  • "Watch how the dog chases the cats away"
• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

Synonyms

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