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The meaning of Watching

wɒtʃ

Watching – definition

verb

Exercise care, caution, or restraint about.

Usage examples:

Most women watch their diet during pregnancy
verb

Remain awake for the purpose of religious observance.

Usage examples:

She watched whole nights in the church
noun

A small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist.

Usage examples:

My watch had stopped
noun

An act or instance of carefully observing someone or something over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The security forces have been keeping a close watch on our activities
noun

A film or programme considered in terms of its appeal to the public.

Usage examples:

This movie's an engrossing watch
noun

A flock of nightingales.

Usage examples:

a watch of nightingales began flying south
verb

Present participle of watch

Usage examples:

I had dinner and watched tv for a couple of hours., he spent the entire afternoon watching a cricke…

Watching translation into English

Watching: translate from English into Chinese

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观看

Watching: translate from English into Dutch

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Aan het kijken

Watching: translate from English into French

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En train de regarder

Watching: translate from English into German

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Aufpassen

Watching: translate from English into Hindi

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देख रहे, पहरा का, चौकी का, गारद का, निगरानी करना

Watching: translate from English into Italian

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Guardando

Watching: translate from English into Korean

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보고있다

Watching: translate from English into Russian

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Смотреть, Наблюдающий, Смотрящий, Надзор

Watching: translate from English into Spanish

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Mirando, Acecho, Investigación

Word origin

Old English wæcce ‘watchfulness’, wæccende ‘remaining awake’; related to wake1. The sense ‘small timepiece’ probably developed by way of a sense ‘alarm device attached to a clock’.

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