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watch

verb
  1. To look at or on attentively or carefully: eye, observe, regard, scrutinize, survey. Idioms: have one's (or keep an) eye on, keep tabs on. See awareness, see
  2. To have the care and supervision of: attend, care for, look after, mind, minister to, see to, tend 2. Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care (or charge) of, take under one's wing. See care for
phrasal verb

watch out
To be careful: beware, look out, mind. Idioms: be on guard, be on the lookout, keep an eye peeled , take care (or heed). See awareness, careful
phrasal verb

watch over
To direct and watch over the work and performance of others: boss, overlook, oversee, superintend, supervise. See over
noun
  1. The act of observing, often for an extended time: observance, observation, scrutiny. See awareness, see
  2. The act of carefully watching: lookout, surveillance, vigil, vigilance. Idiom: watch and ward. See awareness
  3. A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example: guard, lookout, picket, protector, sentinel, sentry, ward. See awareness, safety
  4. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity: bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell 3, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn. See time
  5. A watch over the body of a dead person before burial: wake 1. See ritual

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