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watch

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Số nhiều: watchesQuá khứ: watchedPhân từ 2: watchedV-ing: watching

The verb carries a sense of duration and anticipation. While seeing is instantaneous and looking is intentional, watching implies a sustained focus on a process or a sequence of events. It suggests a state of alertness, whether for entertainment, like a movie, or for security, like a sentry. As a noun, the word bridges the gap between the measurement of time and the act of monitoring. A wristwatch tracks the passage of seconds, while a security watch tracks the passage of threats. Both meanings center on the concept of vigilance and the precise tracking of a timeline.

Countable when referring to the physical device on your wrist. Uncountable when referring to the act of surveillance or a shift of guarding.

Ý nghĩa

Ngoại động từ

[someone][something]

To look at or observe attentively over a period of time.

"I watched the children playing in the park."

Nội động từ

"The guard watched for any sign of intrusion."

Danh từ

A small timepiece worn on a wrist or carried in a pocket.

"He checked his watch to see if he was late."

Danh từ

A period of time spent guarding or observing.

"The sailor began his night watch at midnight."

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