"bewatch" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bewatches [present, singular, third-person], bewatching [participle, present], bewatched [participle, past], bewatched [past]
Etymology: From be- (“about, over”) + watch. Compare bewake. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|watch|t1=about, over}} be- (“about, over”) + watch, {{m|en|bewake}} bewake Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewatch (third-person singular simple present bewatches, present participle bewatching, simple past and past participle bewatched)
  1. (transitive) To keep watch over; guard; observe. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bewatch-en-verb-N9upbI0m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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