6
VERB
If you tell someone to
watch
a particular person or thing, you are warning them to be careful that the person or thing does not get out of control or do something unpleasant. □ [V
n]
7
N‑COUNT
A
watch
is a period of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that you can warn them of danger or an attack. □
8
PHRASE
If someone
keeps watch
, they look and listen all the time, while other people are asleep or doing something else, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack. □
9
PHRASE
If you
keep watch
on
events or a situation, you pay attention to what is happening, so that you can take action at the right moment. □
10
PHRASE
You say '
watch it
' in order to warn someone to be careful, especially when you want to threaten them about what will happen if they are not careful. □
11
PHRASE
If someone is
on watch
, they have the job of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack. □
12
PHRASE
If you are
on the watch
for
something, you are expecting it to happen and you therefore pay attention to events so that you will notice it when it does happen. □ [+
13 PHRASE If someone is being kept under watch , they are being guarded or observed all the time.
14
PHRASE
You say to someone '
you watch
' or '
just watch
' when you are predicting that something will happen, and you are very confident that it will happen as you say. □
15to watch your step → see step
▸
watch for
or
watch out for
PHRASAL VERB
If you
watch for
something or
watch out for
it, you pay attention so that you notice it, either because you do not want to miss it or because you want to avoid it. □ [V
P
n]
▸
watch out
PHRASAL VERB
If you tell someone to
watch out
, you are warning them to be careful, because something unpleasant might happen to them or they might get into difficulties. □ [V
P
]
▸ watch out for → see watch for
▸
watch over
PHRASAL VERB
If you
watch over
someone or something, you pay attention to them to make sure that nothing bad happens to them. □ [V
P
n]
➋ watch ◆◇◇ /wɒ tʃ/ (watches ) N‑COUNT A watch is a small clock which you wear on a strap on your wrist, or on a chain. SYNONYMS watch VERB ➊1
look:
see:
peer:
stare:
watch|dog
/wɒ
tʃdɒg, [AM
] -dɔːg/ (watchdogs
) N‑COUNT
[N
n] A
watchdog
is a person or committee whose job is to make sure that companies do not act illegally or irresponsibly. □