watch

I

n.

timepiece

1) to set; wind (up) a watch

2) to synchronize watches

3) a pocket; self-winding; waterproof; wrist watch

4) an analog; digital watch

5) a watch is fast; right; slow

6) a watch goes; keeps time; runs down; stops

surveillance

7) to keep, maintain a watch on

8) a close watch

9) on the watch for (to be on the watch for bargains)

sailor's duty

10) to stand watch

11) on watch (several sailors were on watch)

auxiliary police

(esp. AE)

12) a crime; town watch

preliminary warning

(esp. AE)

13) a storm watch

II

v.

1) (d; intr.) to watch for (to watch for the post-man)

2) (d; intr.) to watch over (to watch over one's property)

3) (I) we watched them enter the auditorium

4) (J) we watched them entering the auditorium

5) (Q) watch how it's done

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[wɒtʃ]

digital watch

keeps time

maintain a watch on

right

runs down

self-winding

slow

stops

town watch

waterproof

wind (up) a watch

wrist watch

(0) watch how it's done

(I) we watched them enter the auditorium

(J) we watched them entering the auditorium

['auxiliary police'] (esp. AE) a crime

['preliminary warning'] (esp. AE) a storm watch

['preliminary warning'] (esp. AE) a storm watch

['sailor's duty'] to stand watch

['surveillance'] to keep

['timepiece'] to set

a close watch

a pocket

a watch is fast

a' watch goes

an analog

to synchronize watches

on watch (several sailors were on watch)

on the watch for (to be on the watch for bargains)

(d; intr.) to watch for (to watch for the postman)

(d; intr.) to watch over (to watch over one's property)