watch
To look at, see, or view for a period of timeTo look at, see, or view for a period of time.
» I enjoy watching soccer on TV.
Я люблю смотреть футбол по телевизору.
Я люблю дивитися футбол по телевізору.
Meaning
11 senses(ambitransitive)To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
Watching the clock will not make time go faster.
I'm tired of watching TV.
look attentively
(transitive)To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
Watch this!
Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.
beobachten, ansehen, sehen
смотре́тьsmotrétʹ, наблюда́тьnabljudátʹ, следи́тьsledítʹ
спостеріга́тиsposteriháty, диви́тисяdyvýtysja, спостеріга́тиsposteriháty
(transitive)To mind, attend, or guard.
Please watch my suitcase for a minute.
He has to watch the kids that afternoon.
follow with the eyes or the mind
(transitive)To be wary or cautious of.
You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.
aufpassen
следи́тьsledítʹ
слідкува́тиslidkuváty
(transitive)To attend to dangers to or regarding.
watch your head; watch your step
Watch yourself when you talk to him.
aufpassen, überwachen
охраня́тьoxranjátʹ, сторожи́тьstorožítʹ
охороня́тиoxoronjáty, вартува́тиvartuváty
(intransitive)To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
(intransitive)To be vigilant or on one's guard.
For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.
wachen
бдетьbdetʹ, бо́дрствоватьbódrstvovatʹ
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
(intransitive)To act as a lookout.
To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
(intransitive, obsolete)To be awake.
(obsolete, transitive)To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.
Examples
8183 sentencesI enjoy watching soccer on TV.
Я люблю дивитися футбол по телевізору.
ruЯ люблю смотреть футбол по телевизору.
Something was wrong with the watch.
Щось було не так із годинником.
ruС часами было что-то не так.
Which program did you watch yesterday?
Яку програму ти дивився вчора?
ruКакую передачу ты вчера смотрел?
deWelche Sendung hast du gestern gesehen?
Your watch is on the desk.
Твій годинник на столі.
ruТвои часы на письменном столе.
deDeine Armbanduhr befindet sich auf dem Schreibtisch.
Did you watch TV last night?
Ти вчора ввечері дивився телевізор?
ruВы смотрели телевизор вчера вечером?
deHast du gestern Abend ferngesehen?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, fFrom Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.
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Forms
watches, watching, watched, watchedPhrasal 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
16 synonyms- observe without intervening:look on
- see or watch:viewseecatchtake in
- be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful:look outwatch out
- follow with the eyes or the mind:observefollowwatch overkeep an eye on
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort:determinecheckfind outseeascertainlearn
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
30 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Pronouncing -s and -ed endings — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- watching tv
- was watching tv
- watch a movie
- watch television
- to watch tv
- want to watch
- enjoy watching
- watching baseball
- watching horror movies
- watch the news
- like to watch
- and watch tv