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watched one's language

watched one's language is the simple past and past participle of watch one's language.

Meaning of watch one's language

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be careful about one's speech, in particular the avoidance of foul language.
    • You need to watch your language here. These people are very religious.

Questions about watched one's language

What is watched one's language the simple past and past participle of?
Watched one's language is the simple past and past participle of watch one's language.

Words near watched one's language in the dictionary

  1. watched grass grow
  2. watched it
  3. watched like a hawk
  4. watched one's ass
  5. watched one's back
  6. watched one's language
  7. watched one's mouth
  8. watched one's step
  9. watched one's tongue
  10. watched out
  11. watched over

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