Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - watch
Watch
watch
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; follow observantly. b monitor or consider carefully; pay attention to (have to watch my weight; watched their progress with interest). 3 intr. (often foll. by for) be in an alert state; be vigilant; take heed (watch for the holes in the road; watch for an opportunity). 4 intr. (foll. by over) look after; take care of. 5 intr. archaic remain awake for devotions etc. --n. 1 a small portable timepiece for carrying on one's person. 2 a state of alert or constant observation or attention. 3 Naut. a a four-hour spell of duty. b (in full starboard or port watch) each of the halves, divided according to the position of the bunks, into which a ship's crew is divided to take alternate watches. 4 hist. a watchman or group of watchmen, esp. patrolling the streets at night. 5 a former division of the night. 6 a period of wakefulness at night. 7 hist. irregular Highland troops in the 18th c. Phrases and idioms on the watch waiting for an expected or feared occurrence. set the watch Naut. station sentinels etc. watch-case the outer metal case enclosing the works of a watch. watch-chain a metal chain for securing a pocket-watch. Watch Committee hist. (in the UK) the committee of a county borough council dealing with policing etc. watch-glass 1 a glass disc covering the dial of a watch. 2 a similar disc used in a laboratory etc. to hold material for use in experiments. watching brief see BRIEF. watch it (or oneself) colloq. be careful. watch-night 1 the last night of the year. 2 a religious service held on this night. watch out 1 (often foll. by for) be on one's guard. 2 as a warning of immediate danger. watch-spring the mainspring of a watch. watch one's step proceed cautiously. watch-strap esp. Brit. a strap for fastening a watch on the wrist. watch-tower a tower from which observation can be kept. Derivatives watchable adj. watcher n. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE w{aelig}cce (n.), rel. to WAKE(1)
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I. verb see: wake Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to keep vigil as a devotional exercise, to be awake during the night, 2. to be attentive or vigilant, to keep guard, 3. to keep someone or something under close observation, to observe as a spectator , to be expectant ; wait , transitive verb to keep under guard, 2. to observe closely in order to check on action or change , to look at ; observe , to look on at , 3. to take care of ; tend, to be careful of , to be on the alert for ; bide , II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. the act of keeping awake to guard, protect, or attend, the state of being wakeful, a wake over a dead body, a state of alert and continuous attention, close observation ; surveillance, a notice or bulletin that alerts the public to the possibility of severe weather conditions occurring in the near future , 2. any of the definite divisions of the night made by ancient peoples, one of the indeterminate intervals marking the passage of night, 3. lookout, ~man, the office or function of a sentinel or guard, 4. a body of soldiers or sentinels making up a guard, a ~man or body of ~men formerly assigned to patrol the streets of a town at night, announce the hours, and act as police, 5. a. a portion of time during which a part of a ship's company is on duty, the part of a ship's company required to be on duty during a particular ~, a sailor's assigned duty period, a period of duty ; shift, a term as holder especially of an overseeing or managerial office , a portable timepiece designed to be worn (as on the wrist) or carried in the pocket ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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