unwatch
unwatch verb: to undo the watching of something; to unsee.
Verb
unwatch (third-person singular simple present unwatches, present participle unwatching, simple past and past participle unwatched)
- To undo the watching of something; to unsee.
- I wish I could unwatch this nightmare so that I wouldn't have this baggage knocking around in my brain for the rest of my life. Never, for the love of God, watch this movie.2004, Charles Roxburgh, Matt Farley, Tom Scalzo, ShockJuly: An Adventure in Horror, page 65
- To remove (a webpage) from one's watchlist.
- To unwatch a page, you can simply revisit the page; you'll notice the tab now says Unwatch. Click the tab again to remove the page.2008, Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates, How Wikipedia Works: And How You Can Be a Part of It, page 319
Forms of unwatch
| third-person singular present | unwatches |
|---|---|
| present participle | unwatching |
| past participle | unwatched |
| past | unwatched |
Origin of unwatch
From un- + watch.
Questions about unwatch
- What does unwatch mean?
- Unwatch means to undo the watching of something; to unsee.
- What part of speech is unwatch?
- Unwatch is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unwatch?
- The past tense of unwatch is unwatched.
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