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watch
noun
-
watch
,
watches
a
small
clock
you
wear
on
your
wrist
or
carry
in
your
pocket
so
you
can
see
what
time
it
is
•
Maya
glanced
at
her
watch
and
realized
she
was
late
for
class
.
Maya
glanced
at
her
watch
and
realized
she
was
late
for
class
.
•
For
his
birthday
,
Leon
’
s
parents
gave
him
a
waterproof
digital
watch
.
For
his
birthday
,
Leon
’
s
parents
gave
him
a
waterproof
digital
watch
.
From
Old
English
wæcce
“
a
watch
,
vigil
”,
later
extended
to
mean
a
small
clock
carried
on
the
person
.
verb
-
watch
,
watching
,
watches
,
watched
to
look
at
someone
or
something
carefully
for
a
period
of
time
•
We
sat
on
the
hill
and
watched
the
sunset
paint
the
sky
orange
.
We
sat
on
the
hill
and
watched
the
sunset
paint
the
sky
orange
.
•
Lena
likes
to
watch
movies
on
rainy
evenings
.
Lena
likes
to
watch
movies
on
rainy
evenings
.
Old
English
wacian
meant
“
stay
awake
,
be
vigilant
,”
which
later
developed
into
the
idea
of
looking
at
something
attentively
.
noun
-
watch
,
watches
a
small
clock
that
you
wear
on
your
wrist
or
carry
so
you
can
know
the
time
•
Mia
looked
at
her
watch
and
realized
she
was
late
for
school
.
Mia
looked
at
her
watch
and
realized
she
was
late
for
school
.
•
Dad
gave
me
a
new
digital
watch
for
my
birthday
.
Dad
gave
me
a
new
digital
watch
for
my
birthday
.
From
Old
English
wæcce
“
wakefulness
,
act
of
watching
”,
later
applied
to
a
time-telling
device
in
the
15th
century
.
verb
-
watch
,
watching
,
watches
,
watched
to
look
at
something
or
someone
carefully
for
a
period
of
time
•
We
watch
movies
together
every
Friday
night
.
We
watch
movies
together
every
Friday
night
.
•
Please
watch
the
birds
through
the
window
without
scaring
them
.
Please
watch
the
birds
through
the
window
without
scaring
them
.
Old
English
wæccan
“
to
be
awake
,
keep
guard
”;
sense
of
‘
look
at
attentively
’
developed
in
Middle
English
.
verb
-
watch
,
watching
,
watches
,
watched
to
look
after
someone
or
something
so
that
it
is
safe
•
Could
you
watch
my
bag
while
I
go
to
the
restroom
?
Could
you
watch
my
bag
while
I
go
to
the
restroom
?
•
Sam
watched
his
little
sister
after
school
until
their
parents
got
home
.
Sam
watched
his
little
sister
after
school
until
their
parents
got
home
.
The
sense
of
guarding
developed
from
the
older
idea
of
keeping
awake
and
being
alert
.
verb
-
watch
,
watching
,
watches
,
watched
to
take
care
of
someone
or
something
so
that
it
stays
safe
and
nothing
bad
happens
•
Could
you
watch
my
bag
while
I
go
to
the
restroom
?
Could
you
watch
my
bag
while
I
go
to
the
restroom
?
•
The
shepherd
watched
the
sheep
all
night
.
The
shepherd
watched
the
sheep
all
night
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
verb
sense
,
emphasizing
the
protective
aspect
of
keeping
guard
.
noun
-
watch
the
act
of
staying
awake
and
alert
to
look
out
for
danger
or
changes
•
The
firefighter
kept
watch
all
night
to
ensure
the
flames
didn
’
t
return
.
The
firefighter
kept
watch
all
night
to
ensure
the
flames
didn
’
t
return
.
•
A
nurse
stayed
on
watch
beside
the
patient
’
s
bed
.
A
nurse
stayed
on
watch
beside
the
patient
’
s
bed
.
From
Old
English
wæcce
meaning
“
vigil
,
wakefulness
.”
noun
-
watch
,
watches
a
period
of
duty
when
someone
guards
a
place
,
especially
on
a
ship
,
or
the
group
doing
that
duty
•
My
watch
begins
at
midnight
and
ends
at
four
in
the
morning
.
My
watch
begins
at
midnight
and
ends
at
four
in
the
morning
.
•
The
captain
called
the
night
watch
to
the
deck
.
The
captain
called
the
night
watch
to
the
deck
.
The
naval
sense
grew
from
the
idea
of
dividing
the
night
into
parts
when
different
sailors
would
stay
awake
to
keep
the
ship
safe
.
noun
-
watch
,
watches
a
period
of
time
when
someone
,
especially
a
sailor
,
is
on
duty
to
guard
,
steer
,
or
operate
a
ship
•
My
watch
starts
at
midnight
and
ends
at
4
a
.
m
.
My
watch
starts
at
midnight
and
ends
at
4
a
.
m
.
•
During
her
watch
,
the
weather
suddenly
changed
.
During
her
watch
,
the
weather
suddenly
changed
.
Originally
the
time
a
guard
stayed
awake
;
in
nautical
use
from
the
17th
century
.
