Definitions For Watch

noun

• A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
• The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
• A small portable timepiece
• A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
• 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
• A device that shows what time it is and that you wear on your wrist or carry in a pocket
• The act of giving your attention to someone or something especially in order to make sure that nothing bad or unwanted happens
• The act of looking for someone or something that you expect to see : the act of regularly checking to see if someone has arrived or if something has appeared or happened

verb

• Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
• Observe with attention
• Observe or determine by looking
• Look attentively
• See or watch
• Be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
• Follow with the eyes or the mind
• To look at (someone or something) for an amount of time and pay attention to what is happening
• To give your attention to (a situation, an event, etc.)
• To care for (someone or something) for a period of time in order to make sure that nothing bad or unwanted happens