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overwatch

overwatch verb: to watch over.

Verb

overwatch (third-person singular simple present overwatches, present participle overwatching, simple past and past participle overwatched)

  1. (transitive) To watch over.
  2. (transitive) To watch excessively.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To overcome with long lack of rest.

Noun

overwatch (uncountable)

  1. The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
    • At a further and undefined point in the future, the American force would shrink to about seven and later five brigades — all involved in overwatch missions.2007 September 11, Michael R. Gordon, “Petraeus Sees Bigger Role in Protecting Iraqi Civilians”, in New York Times
    • “It’s 21st-century warfare,” says another team member, Doshch. And although some of the overwatch can be conducted remotely in bunkers, most of the drone teams (typically four-strong, they say) have to work about 1km behind the front.2023 June 17, Dan Sabbagh, “‘It’s 21st-century warfare’: on Ukraine’s counteroffensive frontline”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

overwatch meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam

overwatch in Hindi

ओवरवॉच करना

overwatch in Bengali

ওভারওয়াচ করা, ওভারওয়াচ করতে

overwatch in Telugu

ఓవర్వాచ్ చేయడానికి

overwatch in Malayalam

ഓവർവാച്ച് ചെയ്യാൻ, ഓവർവോച്ച് ചെയ്യാൻ
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overwatch in Punjabi
ਓਵਰਵ੉ਚ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
overwatch in Gujarati
ઓવરવોચ, ઓવરવોચ કરવા માટે, ઓવરવોચ કરવું
overwatch in Odia
ଓଭରୱାଚ୍ କରିବା
overwatch in Nepali
ओभरवाच गर्न, ओभरवाच गर्नाका लागि

Forms of overwatch

third-person singular presentoverwatches
present participleoverwatching
past participleoverwatched
pastoverwatched

Origin of overwatch

From over- + watch. Back-formation from watch over.

Questions about overwatch

What does overwatch mean?
Overwatch means to watch over.
What is overwatch in Hindi?
Overwatch in Hindi is ओवरवॉच करना. See Overwatch meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is overwatch?
Overwatch can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of overwatch?
The past tense of overwatch is overwatched.

Words near overwatch in the dictionary

  1. overwash
  2. overwashed
  3. overwashes
  4. overwashing
  5. overwasted
  6. overwatch
  7. overwatch'd
  8. overwatched
  9. overwatcher
  10. overwatchers
  11. overwatches

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: overwatch (page history and authors); overwatch (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overwatch (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overwatch (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overwatch (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overwatch (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overwatch (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overwatch (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); overwatch (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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