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If you w____ a situation or event, you pay attention to it or you are aware of it, but you do not influence it.If you watch a situation or event, you pay attention to it or you are aware of it, but you do not influence it.Human rights groups have been closely watching the case.Annoyed commuters could only watch as the departure time ticked by. verbIf you watch someone or something, you look at them, usually for a period of time, and pay attention to what is happening .The man was standing in his doorway watching him.He watched the waiter prepare the coffee he had ordered.Chris watched him sipping his brandy.I watched as Amy ate a few nuts.If you watch something on television or an event such as a sports match, you spend time looking at it, especially when you see it from the beginning to the end.I'd stayed up late to watch the film.They spent a great deal of time watching television.If you watch a situation or event, you pay attention to it or you are aware of it, but you do not influence it.Human rights groups have been closely watching the case.Annoyed commuters could only watch as the departure time ticked by.If you watch people, especially children or animals, you are responsible for them, and make sure that they are not in danger .Parents can't be expected to watch their children 24 hours a day.If you watch someone, you follow them secretly or spy on them.Ella was scared that someone was watching her.I always had the feeling we were being watched.If you tell someone to watch a particular person or thing, you are warning them to be careful that the person or thing does not get out of control or do something unpleasant .You really ought to watch these quiet types.If you're watching the calories, don't have mayonnaise.nounA watch is a period of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that you can warn them of danger or an attack .I had the first watch that May evening. A1

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watch watcheswatchingwatched

query	If you w____ a situation or event, you pay attention to it or you are aware of it, but you do not influence it.If you watch a situation or event, you pay attention to it or you are aware of it, but you do not influence it. Human rights groups have been closely watching the case. Annoyed commuters could only watch as the departure time ticked by.
word	watch
full-definition	verb If you watch someone or something, you look at them, usually for a period of time, and pay attention to what is happening . The man was standing in his doorway watching him. He watched the waiter prepare the coffee he had ordered. Chris watched him sipping his brandy. I watched as Amy ate a few nuts. If you watch something on television or an event such as a sports match, you spend time looking at it, especially when you see it from the beginning to the end. I'd stayed up late to watch the film. They spent a great deal of time watching television. If you watch a situation or event, you pay attention to it or you are aware of it, but you do not influence it. Human rights groups have been closely watching the case. Annoyed commuters could only watch as the departure time ticked by. If you watch people, especially children or animals, you are responsible for them, and make sure that they are not in danger . Parents can't be expected to watch their children 24 hours a day. If you watch someone, you follow them secretly or spy on them. Ella was scared that someone was watching her. I always had the feeling we were being watched. If you tell someone to watch a particular person or thing, you are warning them to be careful that the person or thing does not get out of control or do something unpleasant . You really ought to watch these quiet types. If you're watching the calories, don't have mayonnaise. noun A watch is a period of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that you can warn them of danger or an attack . I had the first watch that May evening.
inflections	watcheswatchingwatched
cefr-level	A1

Watch Watching Pay Attention Time Watched Situation Event