Watch definition

Watch as a noun

1. a small portable timepiece

   Same sense: ticker

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

3. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

   Same sense: vigil

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

5. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

   Same sense: scout, lookout, sentinel, picket, sentry, spotter

6. the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

   Same sense: vigil

Watch as a verb

7. look attentively

   "watch a basketball game"

8. follow with the eyes or the mind

   "The world is watching Sarajevo"

   Same sense: watch over, follow, keep an eye on, observe

9. see or watch

   Same sense: see, take in, view, catch

10. observe without intervening

    "They watched as the murderer was executed"

    Same sense: look on

11. be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

    "Watch out for pickpockets!"

    Same sense: look out, watch out

12. observe or determine by looking

    "Watch how the dog chases the cats away"

13. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

    Same sense: see, find out, check, learn, determine, ascertain

Synonyms and antonyms

• ticker
• vigil
• scout
• lookout
• sentinel
• picket
• sentry
• spotter
• watch over
• follow definition
• keep an eye on
• observe
• see definition
• take in
• view definition
• catch
• look on
• look out
• watch out
• find out
• check definition
• learn definition
• determine
• ascertain

All synonyms of watch, sense by sense

How to say watch

Watch has 1 syllable and rhymes with notch. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with watch

• notch
• scotch
• crotch
• swatch
• wristwatch
• stopwatch
• butterscotch
• botch
• hopscotch
• deathwatch
• boche
• troche

WATCH in word games

Scrabble

13

Words With Friends

13

Anagrams

0

Is WATCH a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check WATCH in the word checker, or unscramble WATCH to see the shorter words in its letters.