watch

noun
/ˈwɒt͡ʃ/

A portable or wearable timepiece.

Other meanings

The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
A particular time period when guarding is kept.
“The second watch of the night began at midnight.”

Kinds of watch

analog watch
digital watch
hunter
pendulum watch
pocket watch
wrist watch

Example sentences

“Can you watch my bag for a minute?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“That won't happen to you on my watch.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I don't want to watch another one.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "wæċċe".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “watch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.