watch

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small portable timepiece
  2. noun a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
  3. noun a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

Etymology

As a noun, from Middle English wacche, from Old English wæċċe. See below for verb form.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ticker

A single word — an entire dictionary opens.

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning

Continue reading