Thesaurus
watch
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of WATCH
1
to keep one's eyes on <I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away>
Related Words behold, look, perceive, regard, see, view; gape, gawk, gaze, glare, goggle, look on, peer, rubberneck, stare; guard, wake, ward; bird-dog, monitor, study; spy; espy, glance, glimpse, peek, peep
Phrases have one's eye on
2
to take notice of and be guided by <watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem>
Related Words consider, contemplate, mull, ponder, weigh; comply (with), conform (to), keep, obey, respect; attend (to), hark (to), hear, hearken (to); mark, notice, see
3
to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose <watched the situation to see if it improved>
4
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to take charge of especially on behalf of another <hired a high school girl to watch their daughter until they got home from work>
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