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find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!"

a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

observe or determine by looking; "Watch how the dog chases the cats away"

look attentively; "watch a basketball game"

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful; "Watch out for pickpockets!"

a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

observe or determine by looking; "Watch how the dog chases the cats away"

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night.

The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.

A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.

An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch.

That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch.

To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.

To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.

To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.

To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever.

To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature.

To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.

To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; - said of a buoy.

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night.

The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.

A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.

An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch.

That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch.

To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.

To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.

To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.

To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever.

To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature.

To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.

To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; - said of a buoy.

Close observation; vigilance; attendance without sleep; a watchman; a guard or sentry; division of the night; period, usually of four hours, during which a given part of a ship's crew are on duty on deck; a pocket timepiece.

To be or keep awake; keep guard; act as an attendant.

To tend; guard; keep in sight.

Watcher.

Act of looking out: close observation: guard: one who watches or those who watch: a sentry: the place where a guard is kept: time of watching, esp. in a ship: a division of the night: a pocket timepiece. The essential parts of a watch are the dial on which the hours, minutes, and seconds are marked, the hands which move round the dial pointing to these divisions, the train of wheels which carry round the hands, etc., the blanace which regulates the motion of the wheels, and the coiled spring (the mainspring), whose elastic force produces the motion of the whole machinery, the movement being inclosed in a protecting case usually of gold or silver.

A repeating watch or repeater has in addition a small bell, gong, or other sounding object on which the hours, half-hours, quarters, etc., are struck on the compression of a spring. A chronometer watch or pocket chronometer isone of the finest kinds of watches fitted with a compensation balance and other devices which prevent the variations of temperature from affecting the regular movement of the watch. Watches were invented at Nuremberg about the beginning of the sixteenth century, and for a long time the wearing of a watch was considered in some degree a mark or proof of gentility. Thus Malvolio remarks in anticipation of his great fortune. "I frown the while; and perchance wind up my watch, or play with my-some rich jewel."-Shak.

To look with attention: to keep guard: to look out.

To keep in view: to give heed to: to have in keeping: to guard.

Act of watching; guard; one who watches, or those who watch: time of watching; division of the night: pocket timepiece.

To keep in view; give heed to; guard.

To look attentively; keep guard; be awake.

To observe closely; keep in view; guard.

To be on the alert; be wakeful; serve as a watchman.

To wait expectantly; followed by for.

Vigilant observation; wakefulness.

A watcher; watchman; guard; also, watchmen collectively.

The period of time that one set of men is on duty; a division of the night; also, the men on duty.

A pocket mechanism for keeping time.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] Act of watching ; forbearance of sleep ; close observation ; guard ; preservative or preventive vigilance ;-one who watches or those who watch : a sentry ; a guard ;- post or office of a watchman ; also, the place where he is posted;—the period of the night in which one person, or one set of persons, stands as sentinels ; hence, a division of the night ;—a small timepiece or chronometer to be carried in the pocket ;-in ships, an allotted portion of time, usually four hours, for watching or being on duty ;-that part of the officers and crew of a vessel who together attend to working her for an allotted time.