"watch" meaning in English

See watch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wɒtʃ/ [UK], /wɑːtʃ/ [US], /wɔt͡ʃ/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-watch.ogg [US], en-gb-watch.ogg [UK] Forms: watch [singular], watches [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=watches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A watch is a little clock on a person's arm near the person's hand, to measure time.
    Sense id: simple-watch-en-noun-CzYiEVXr

Verb

IPA: /wɒtʃ/ [UK], /wɑːtʃ/ [US], /wɔt͡ʃ/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-watch.ogg [US], en-gb-watch.ogg [UK] Forms: watch [canonical], watches [third-person, singular], watched [past], watched [past, participle], watching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|watch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To watch is to look for a long time or to look at somebody doing something.
    Sense id: simple-watch-en-verb-IsUaK0Q~
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