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- n a small portable timepiece
- n a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- n a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- n the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- n a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- n the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- v look attentively
watch a basketball game - v follow with the eyes or the mind
The world is watching Sarajevo - v see or watch
- v observe with attention
They watched as the murderer was executed - v be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- v observe or determine by looking
- v find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- Chinese yuppies are driving the demand, buying everything from expensive watches to imported cars.
- Buying the traditional wristwatch for June graduates was once a relatively simple chore calling for little more than a choice of styles and prices.
- SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, grab yourself a milkno, make that a juice boxand watch last night's episode of Lost.