Meaning

1 senses

  1. Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.

    The teacher kept a watchful eye on her pupils during the school trip.

    wachsam

    бди́тельныйbdítelʹnyj

More definitions
  • engaged in or accustomed to close observation
  • experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
  • carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

Examples

16 sentences

  1. Keep a watchful eye on those men.

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  2. We should be prudent and watchful.

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  3. He watched me with a watchful air.

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  4. He was watchful for any sign of diabetes.

    deEr achtete auf jegliche Anzeichen einer Diabetes.

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  5. Not a single mistake escaped his watchful gaze.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
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observant, vigilant and aware:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
observant, vigilant and aware:

Origin

From Middle English waccheful, equivalent to watch + -ful. Compare West Frisian waaks (“wa

From Middle English waccheful, equivalent to watch + -ful. Compare West Frisian waaks (“watchful”), Dutch waaks, waakzaam (“watchful”), German wachsam (“watchful”), Swedish vaksam (“watchful”).

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Forms

more watchful, most watchful
Comparativemore watchful Lesson
Superlativemost watchful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
jealousB1
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words
Relatedwatchfulness
Derivedever-watchfuleverwatchfulunwatchfulwatchfullywatchful waiting

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
watchA1watchdogwatcherwatchmakerwatchmanwatchwordwaterA1
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