Watch

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents

[edit]

English

[edit]

Etymology

Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan.

[edit]

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /'wɒtʃ/
[edit]

Noun

Singular
watch

Plural
watches

  1. (time{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) A portable or wearable timepiece.
  2. (time{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) A particular time period where guarding is kept.
  3. A person or group of people who guard.
  4. (nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
[edit]

Translations

[edit]

Verb

Infinitive
to watch

Third person singular
watches

Simple past
watched

Past participle
watched

Present participle
watching

  1. To observe something over a period of time.
  2. To be wary of someone.
[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Translations

es:watch

fa:watch fr:watch ko:watch io:watch it:watch hu:watch ja:watch fi:watch ta:watch zh:watch

Retrieved from "http://www.freshdictionary.com/index.php/Watch"
Personal tools