0 past simple and past participle of watch --
1 to look at something for a period of time, especially something that is changing or moving: --
If you want me to watch the kids for a couple of hours while you go out, just let me know.
Bonner watched helplessly as they drove away without him.
[ + question word ] Just watch how he slides that ball in past the goalkeeper.
[ + obj + -ing verb ] I sit by the window and watch people walking past.
I got the feeling I was being watched.
[ + obj + infinitive without to ] I watched him get into a cab.
2 to be careful of something: --
[ + question word ] Watch what you're doing with that knife, Jim, it's sharp.
[ + (that) ] Watch (that) you don't get glue on your fingers.
I have to watch my weight (= be careful not to become too heavy) now I'm not exercising so much.
They watched what other women did, and used this to gauge how appropriate or inappropriate their appearance might have become.
This finding, from 1998, contrasted with the finding of a similar 1992 survey that readers watched television mainly for entertainment.
The passage of records to and from the bookhouse was closely watched.
At 8:40 am, watched by reporters from various news media, the plane started its engine and began slowly to move toward the runway.
He shared his father's desperation, the desperation of a small man who watched big producers monopolize the state patents and premiums that eluded him.
Therefore, the analysis concentrates on hours of television watched during a working week, and the number of times television news was watched during the week.
This study asked some subjects, who watched only the visual presentation, to rate the violinists' attractiveness regarding dress and stage behaviour.
They were divided into small groups with each class 'being watched over by some lady member of the committee'.
