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watched over

watched over is the simple past and past participle of watch over.

Meaning of watch over

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To guard and protect.
    • She stayed up all night to watch over the sick infant.

Questions about watched over

What is watched over the simple past and past participle of?
Watched over is the simple past and past participle of watch over.

Words near watched over in the dictionary

  1. watched one's language
  2. watched one's mouth
  3. watched one's step
  4. watched one's tongue
  5. watched out
  6. watched over
  7. watched paint dry
  8. watched the birdie
  9. watched the feathers fly
  10. watched the fur fly
  11. watched the world burn

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