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Synonyms for watched

Grammar : Adj
Spell : woch
Phonetic Transcription : wɒtʃ

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Définition of watched

Origin :
  • Old English wæcce "a watching," from wæccan (see watch (v.)). Sense of "sentinel" is recorded from c.1300; that of "person or group officially patroling a town (especially at night) to keep order, etc." is first recorded 1530s. Meaning "period of time in which a division of a ship's crew remains on deck" is from 1580s. Sense of "period into which a night was divided in ancient times" translates Latin vigilia, Greek phylake, Hebrew ashmoreth.
  • The Hebrews divided the night into three watches, the Greeks usually into four (sometimes five), the Romans (followed by the Jews in New Testament times) into four. [OED]
  • The meaning "small timepiece" is from 1580s, developing from that of "a clock to wake up sleepers" (mid-15c.).
  • adj guarded
  • adj observed
Example sentences :
  • Percival watched the decline with a conviction that he was dreaming.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • For an hour he watched her, feeling the arm on which she lay growing numb.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He watched her, while she narrowed her eyes in deep thought.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I have watched them cover their tracks with a cunning more than vulpine.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • The horses would not feed last night, and had to be watched.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Moreover, Andy watched, and when the pairs halted he made the pinto weave.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He watched her as she strove to speak, but if her lips stirred they made no sound.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He had felt it before, when he watched the posse retreat with the body of Bill Dozier.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He watched his companion eagerly, and he saw the face of Andrew work.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • With a lowering face he watched her descend and, his hand on the newel, confronted her.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

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