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WATCH OVER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does watch over mean?

• WATCH OVER (verb)
The verb WATCH OVER has 1 sense:

1. follow with the eyes or the mind

Familiarity information: WATCH OVER used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WATCH OVER (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Follow with the eyes or the mind

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

keep an eye on; watch over; watch; observe; follow

Context examples:

Keep an eye on the baby, please! / The world is watching Sarajevo / She followed the men with the binoculars

Hypernyms (to "watch over" is one way to...):

check; check into; check out; check over; check up on; go over; look into; suss out (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "watch over"):

keep tabs on (keep a record on or watch attentively)

guard (to keep watch over)

invigilate; proctor (watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The children watch over the ball

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