0 present 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.
The more perfect and ubiquitous the technology, the greater the workload involved in watching everybody all the time.
Both groups had the opportunity of watching an experienced knapper make the product.
The frequency of watching television was not related significantly to vocabulary size in either language.
He was gaining pleasure again from watching sport on the television.
What if it gets the idea by watching the petals of a flower unfold?
I began to realize the importance of expectations, watching the market move the most when there was very little trading.
While watching them, an action of entrainment and spiritual integration seemed to take over and propel their bodies.
The conversational data led me to seek out other texts that contained references to body size, beauty pageants, and gendered practices of watching one's weight.
