watchful
Fully observant, vigilant, or awareFully observant, vigilant, or aware.
» Keep a watchful eye on those men.
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1 sensesFully observant, vigilant, or aware.
The teacher kept a watchful eye on her pupils during the school trip.
wachsam
бди́тельныйbdítelʹnyj
- engaged in or accustomed to close observation
- experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
- carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
Examples
16 sentencesKeep a watchful eye on those men.
We should be prudent and watchful.
He watched me with a watchful air.
He was watchful for any sign of diabetes.
deEr achtete auf jegliche Anzeichen einer Diabetes. — xtofu80
Not a single mistake escaped his watchful gaze.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English waccheful, equivalent to watch + -ful. Compare West Frisian waaks (“waFrom 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| Comparative | more watchful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most watchful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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.