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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
- 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
- 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