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watch
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Meanings
verb
  • look at or observe attentively over a period of time.
    E.g. Lucy watched him go
  • exercise care, caution, or restraint about.
    E.g. most women watch their diet during pregnancy
  • remain awake for the purpose of religious observance.
    E.g. she watched whole nights in the church
noun
  • a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist.
    E.g. my watch had stopped
  • an act or instance of carefully observing someone or something over a period of time.
    E.g. the security forces have been keeping a close watch on our activities
  • a film or programme considered in terms of its appeal to the public.
    E.g. this movie's an engrossing watch
  • a flock of nightingales.
    E.g. a watch of nightingales began flying south

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