Definizione monolingua

watch

watch (third-person singular simple present watches, present participle watching, simple past and past participle watched)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To be awake.
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:

     So on the morne Sir Trystram, Sir Gareth and Sir Dynadan arose early and went unto Sir Palomydes chambir, and there they founde hym faste aslepe, for he had all nyght wacched [...].

2. (transitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

   Watching the clock will not make time go faster.

   Im tired of watching TV.

3. (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.

   Watch this!

   Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.

4. (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.

   Please watch my suitcase for a minute.

   He has to watch the kids that afternoon.

5. (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.

   You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.

6. (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.

   Watch your head.; Watch your step.

   Watch yourself when you talk to him.

   Watch what you say.

7. (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil
8. (intransitive) To be vigilant or on ones guard

   For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.

9. (intransitive) To act as a lookout

watch (plural watches)

1. A portable or wearable timepiece.

   More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.

2. A particular time period when guarding is kept.

   The second watch of the night began at midnight.

3. A person or group of people who guard.

   The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.

4. (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
5. (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
6. The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
   • 2004, Charles P. Nemeth, Criminal law

     A quick watch of Stanley Kubricks Clockwork Orange sends this reality home fast. Amoral, vacuous, cold-blooded, unsympathetic, and chillingly evil describe only parts of the story.

Definizione dizionario watch

	guardare
	to look at for a period of time
	to observe
	Porre lo sguardo su qualcosa o su qualcuno.
	To have ones eyes, ones attention on something or someone.

	orologio
	portable or wearable timepiece
	Oggetto portatile che indica l'ora, indossato sovente al polso.
	A portable or wearable timepiece worn connected to a band around the wrist.

	osservare
	to observe
	Porre lo sguardo su qualcosa o su qualcuno.
	To have ones eyes, ones attention on something or someone.

	sorvegliare
	to attend or guard

	vigilare
	to attend or guard

	guardia
	person or group of people who guard

	orologio da polso
	Oggetto portatile che indica l'ora, indossato sovente al polso.
	A portable or wearable timepiece worn connected to a band around the wrist.

	sorveglianza
	person or group of people who guard

	tenere d'occhio
	to attend or guard
	to be wary

concernere

riguardare

	attento
	to be wary

	espressione di controllo
	To monitor an e-mail conversation or newsgroup thread. The headers for messages in a watched conversation appear in a different color, which makes them easier to find in a message list.

	seguire
	To monitor an e-mail conversation or newsgroup thread. The headers for messages in a watched conversation appear in a different color, which makes them easier to find in a message list.

	stare
	to be wary

accorgersi

badare

controllare

cronometro

curare

custodire

esaminare

fare attenzione

osservazione

proteggere

quarto

rendersi conto

ronda

scolta

sentinella

spiare

stare attento a

tenere d’occhio

vedere

veglia

Altri significati:

watch (turn to watch or guard something)

(intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard

(nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).

particular time period

(intransitive) To act as a lookout

(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: '''starboard watch''' , '''port watch''' .

(intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil

(transitive) To be wary or cautious of.

(transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.

(obsolete, intransitive) To be awake.

(transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.

A portable or wearable timepiece.

A particular time period when guarding is kept.

(transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.

A person or group of people who guard.

group of sailors and officers

(transitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

period of time on duty

(stand) guard