watch
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /wɒtʃ/US /wɑːtʃ/
Meaning
noun
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.”
verb
to look at somebody/something for a time, paying attention to what happens
“watch somebody/something, I was in the living room, watching TV.”
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