to watch is a form of:
Watch
noun
- 1.
- (the act of watching constant observation or attention, a period (usually four hours) for which a division of a ship's company remains on duty, a turn of duty, a person or group on duty to protect or guard) ការយាម, ការឃ្លៀល, ការរក្សា, ការប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន, ដេកយាមលើនាវា
- 2.
- នាឡិកាដៃ
verb — past tense: watched ; past participle: watched ; present participle: watching ;
- 1.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) មើល
- 2.
- (រាជវង្ស) ទត
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to look at, to keep one's eyes fixed on, to keep under observation, to be on the alert, to take heed, to be careful about, to safeguard, to exercise protective care) watch a movie មើល, ទស្សនា, watch the children មើល, ខុសត្រូវ, watch your language ប្រយ័ត្ននឹង watch for (the mailman) ឃ្លាំមើល, watch for (fallen rocks) ប្រយ័ត្ន, put a watch on the house ការយាម, keep watch យាម,
Example: It's lovely to see the way he watches over her. ការដែលគាត់ ការពារនាងគឺជាអំពើមួយដែលគួរឲ្យសរសើរ ។
Example: The students watch to see what would happen. - 4.
- ពិនិត្យមើល, ឃ្លាំមើល, ប្រយ័ត្ននឹង, នៅមើលថែទាំ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
- 2.
- The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.
- 3.
- A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.
- 4.
- That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch.
- 5.
- An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch.
- 6.
- The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night.
verb — past tense: watched ; past participle: watched ; present participle: watching ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever.
- 6.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; -- said of a buoy.
- 7.
- (TRANSITIVE) To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.
- 1.
- behold, discern, distinguish, inspect, look at observe, perceive, scan, view, witness