watch over
watch over · watches over · watched over · watching over
наглядати, опікати
наблюдать за, опекать
wachen, behüten
To guard and protectTo guard and protect.
» She watched over her mother all night.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To guard and protect.
She stayed up all night to watch over the sick infant.
behüten, wachen
опека́тьopekátʹ, наблюдать заnabljudatʹ za
опікатиopikaty, наглядатиnahljadaty
More definitions
- follow with the eyes or the mind
Examples
86 sentencesShe watched over her mother all night.
Tom's guardian angel must've been watching over him.
deToms Schutzengel muss über ihn gewacht haben.
Tom downloaded some videos to watch over the weekend.
Tom's guardian angel watches over him.
ruАнгел-хранитель Тома присматривает за ним.
deEin Schutzengel wacht über Tom.
I'm watching that TV over there.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
to guard and protect:
Русский
By meaning 1
to guard and protect:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to guard and protect:
Forms
watches over, watching over, watched over, watched over| Base form | watch over · to watch over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | watches over |
| Present participle | watching over |
| Past simple | watched over |
| Past participle | watched over |
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.
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- follow with the eyes or the mind:watchobservefollowkeep an eye on
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvigil
Lessons 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