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watch'd

watch'd is the simple past and past participle of watch.

Meaning of watch

Verb

watch (third-person singular simple present watches, present participle watching, simple past and past participle watched)

  1. (ambitransitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
    • Watching the clock will not make time go faster.
  2. (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
    • Watch this!
  3. (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
    • Please watch my suitcase for a minute.
  4. (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
    • You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.
  5. (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
    • watch your head; watch your step
  6. (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
    • At the funeralls in Yorkeshire, to this day, they continue the custome of watching & sitting-up all night till the body is interred.1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 30

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Questions about watch'd

What is watch'd the simple past and past participle of?
Watch'd is the simple past and past participle of watch.

Words near watch'd in the dictionary

  1. watch this space
  2. watch timing machine
  3. watch timing machines
  4. watch tower
  5. watch towers
  6. watch'd
  7. watch-birth
  8. watch-births
  9. watch-cap
  10. watch-caps
  11. watch-coat

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