watch
noun/wɑːtʃ/
Слово англійською: watch
Переклад watch українською: годинник
Детальний опис
- [countable] a type of small clock that you wear on your wrist, or (in the past) carried in your pocket
- She kept looking anxiously at her watch.
- He paced nervously, checking his watch.
- My watch is fast/slow.
- Sorry I'm late—my watch has stopped.
- [singular, uncountable] the act of watching somebody/something carefully in case of possible danger or problems
- The police have mounted a watch outside the hotel.
- I'll keep watch while you go through his papers (= watch and warn you if somebody is coming).
- The government is keeping a close watch on how the situation develops.
- [countable, uncountable] a fixed period of time, usually while other people are asleep, during which somebody watches for any danger so that they can warn others, for example on a ship; the person or people who do this
- on watch I go on watch in an hour.
- I'm on first watch.
- [countable] (North American English) a notice or an announcement that warns the public that there may be severe weather conditions very soon
- We have tornado watches in effect for a lot of Florida.
- They're in charge of issuing the tornado watches.
Word OriginOld English wæcce ‘watchfulness’, wæccende ‘remaining awake’; related to the verb wake. The sense ‘small timepiece’ probably developed by way of a sense ‘alarm device attached to a clock’.
Idioms
be on the watch (for somebody/something)
- to be looking carefully for somebody/something that you expect to see, especially in order to avoid possible danger
- Be on the watch for thieves.
keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something
- to watch somebody/something carefully
- Over the next few months we will keep a close watch on sales.