WATCH Synonyms

• a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

• the visual percept of a region

• the act of looking or seeing or observing

• the range of the eye

• a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

• a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof

• purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'

• graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept

• the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

• outward appearance

• deem to be

• look at carefully; study mentally

• see or watch

• look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

• consider as a possibility

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

• reflect deeply on a subject

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

• observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

• question or examine thoroughly and closely

• question closely

• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

• the organ of sight

• good discernment (either visually or as if visually)

• attention to what is seen

• an area that is approximately central within some larger region

• a small hole or loop (as in a needle)

• look at

• a long fixed look

• look at with fixed eyes

• paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

• pay close attention to; give heed to

• an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

• someone who supervises (an examination)

• someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

• display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

• electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

• a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

• any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

• keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

• check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

• a high place affording a good view

• look past, fail to notice

• be oriented in a certain direction

• leave undone or leave out

• look down on

• watch over

• the short weak cry of a young bird

• a secret look

• look furtively

• cause to come into view

• make high-pitched sounds

• speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice

• appear as though from hiding

• to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail

• examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

• a detailed critical inspection

• applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

• a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

• a state of deep mental absorption

• a room used for reading and writing and studying

• a branch of knowledge

• preliminary drawing for later elaboration

• attentive consideration and meditation

• someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)

• a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

• be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

• give careful consideration to

• be a student of a certain subject

• learn by reading books

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

• a detailed critical inspection

• short descriptive summary (of events)

• the act of looking or seeing or observing

• consider in a comprehensive way

• look over carefully or inspect

• keep under surveillance

• hold a review (of troops)

• make a survey of; for statistical purposes

• plot a map of (land)

• the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

• perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

• perceive or be contemporaneous with

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• deem to be

• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

• see or watch

• come together

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• go to see for professional or business reasons

• go to see for a social visit

• go to see a place, as for entertainment

• take charge of or deal with

• receive as a specified guest

• date regularly; have a steady relationship with

• see and understand, have a good eye

• deliberate or decide

• observe as if with an eye

• observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

• undergo or live through a difficult experience

• conduct someone someplace

• match or meet

• make sense of; assign a meaning to

• a period of sleeplessness

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• learn or discover with certainty

• a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

• the quantity that was caught

• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

• anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)

• a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

• a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth

• the act of catching an object with the hands

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

• perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• to hook or entangle

• attract and fix

• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

• reach in time

• get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly

• catch up with and possibly overtake

• be struck or affected by

• check oneself during an action

• hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

• see or watch

• cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled

• detect a blunder or misstep

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• come down with

• start burning

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• attract; cause to be enamored

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• take in and retain

• spread or be communicated

• be the catcher

• become aware of

• delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

• a written order directing a bank to pay money

• an appraisal of the state of affairs

• the bill in a restaurant

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• the act of inspecting or verifying

• a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

• a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

• obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

• (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

• examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

• make an examination or investigation

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

• put a check mark on or near or next to

• slow the growth or development of

• be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• consign for shipment on a vehicle

• hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

• abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey

• stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

• mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

• decline to initiate betting

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• place into check

• write out a check on a bank account

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• verify by consulting a source or authority

• arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

• make cracks or chinks in

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

• shape or influence; give direction to

• fix conclusively or authoritatively

• decide upon or fix definitely

• reach, make, or come to a decision about something

• fix in scope; fix the boundaries of

• settle conclusively; come to terms

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort