Definition of "watch" in Anglais

noun

1. A portable or wearable timepiece.

   • Meronyms: watch face, watch receiver, watchspring, watch battery, watchstrap, watch strap, watchband
   • More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets; some people today don't use a watch at all, because their smartphone serves the purpose well enough.
   • He set the alarm on his watch to 8:00 am.

2. The act of guarding and observing someone or something.

3. A particular time period when guarding is kept.

   • The second watch of the night began at midnight.

4. A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking.

5. A person or group of people who guard.

   • The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.

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

7. (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.

8. (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).

9. The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

verb

1. (ambitransitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

   • Watching the clock will not make time go faster.
   • I'm tired of watching TV.

2. (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.

   • Watch this!
   • Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.

3. (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.

   • Please watch my suitcase for a minute.
   • He has to watch the kids that afternoon.

4. (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.

   • You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.

5. (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.

   • watch your head; watch your step
   • Watch yourself when you talk to him.
   • Watch what you say.

6. (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.

7. (intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.