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Learn to pronounce watch

/wäCH,wôCH/
verb
  1. look at or observe attentively over a period of time.
    "Lucy watched him go"
    synonyms: observe, view, look at, eye, gaze at, stare at, gape at, peer at, contemplate, survey, feast one's eyes on, watch like a hawk, keep a weather eye on, inspect, scrutinize, scan, examine, study, take in, take stock of, glance at, see, notice, spot, glimpse, spy, catch sight of, lay one's eyes on, perceive, witness, ogle, leer at, make eyes at, pay attention to, regard, attend, take note of, mark, check out, get a load of, recce, eyeball, not take one's eyes off, take a dekko at, take a butcher's at, behold
  2. exercise care, caution, or restraint about.
    "most women watch their diet during pregnancy"
    synonyms: be careful about/of, be aware of, pay attention to, consider, bear in mind, keep in mind, mind, attend to, pay heed to
  3. remain awake for the purpose of religious observance.
    "she watched whole nights in the church"

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5 days ago · a. : to observe closely in order to check on action or change. being watched by the police. b. : to look at : observe.
to look at something for a period of time, especially something that is changing or moving. I had dinner and watched TV for a couple of hours.
7 days ago · to look at something for a period of time, especially something that is changing or moving. I had dinner and watched TV for a couple of hours.
to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
To watch is to be a spectator, to look on or observe, or to fix the attention upon during passage of time: to watch while a procession passes.
WATCH meaning: 1 : to look at (someone or something) for an amount of time and pay attention to what is happening; 2 : to give your attention to (a ...
Other forms: watched; watching; watches. When you watch something, you observe it or guard it — like when you watch the latest episode of your favorite ...
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective watched. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
idiom. : watched or observed carefully especially in order to prevent or detect a crime. He didn't know that he was being watched by the police.
Watched definition: Simple past tense and past participle of watch..