watch back
To watch in its recorded form, as contrasted with watching it liveTo watch (an audiovisual presentation) in its recorded form (as a recording), as contrasted with watching it live.
» Thank you for watching my back.
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3 senses(ambitransitive)To watch (an audiovisual presentation) in its recorded form (as a recording), as contrasted with watching it live.
We then instructed the trainees to watch back the key training videos for the task. We allotted for the several hours that it would take to watch them all back.
To watch (an audiovisual presentation) in its recorded form (as a recording), as contrasted with watching it live.
(ambitransitive)To do so as part of the video-editing process in videography and cinematography.
When we watched back, we were relieved to find that an average viewer would hardly notice the wind noise.
When we watched it back, we were satisfied with its quality.
(ambitransitive)To binge-watch (a TV show).
She can't wait to watch back the entire season — it's her Saturday night plans for this weekend!
Examples
27 sentencesThank you for watching my back.
Tom needs to watch his back.
Tom looked at his watch and then back up at me.
Tom had better watch his back.
I'll watch your back.
Origin
Coined as inside baseball by video editors. Its use extended from there to TV fans and criCoined as inside baseball by video editors. Its use extended from there to TV fans and critics and, in the 2020s, to general use for online meetings, training videos, etc.
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Forms
watches back, watching back, watched back, watched back| Base form | watch back · to watch back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | watches back |
| Present participle | watching back |
| Past simple | watched back |
| Past participle | watched back |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbs- watch outспостерігати, дивитисяTo be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.
- watch overнаглядати, опікатиTo guard and protect.
- watch backTo watch (an audiovisual presentation) in its recorded form (as a recording), as contrasted with watching it live.
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.