"watchful" meaning in English

See watchful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɒt͡ʃ.fəl/ [UK], /ˈwɔt͡ʃ.fəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-watchful.ogg [US] Forms: watchful [positive], more watchful [comparative], most watchful [superlative]
Etymology: watch + -ful Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|watch|ful}} watch + -ful Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A watchful person is alert and waiting to see something important.
    Sense id: simple-watchful-en-adj-HcWMN4l0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ful
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