"unwatch" meaning in English

See unwatch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unwatches [present, singular, third-person], unwatching [participle, present], unwatched [participle, past], unwatched [past]
Etymology: un- + watch Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|watch}} un- + watch Head templates: {{en-verb}} unwatch (third-person singular simple present unwatches, present participle unwatching, simple past and past participle unwatched)
  1. (transitive, rare) To undo the watching of something; to unsee. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unwatch-en-verb-aimNzGw~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 52 48
  2. (transitive, Wikimedia jargon) To remove (a webpage) from one's watchlist. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Wiki
    Sense id: en-unwatch-en-verb-Ho2g4SQJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 52 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unwatch meaning in English (2.7kB)

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