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watches over

watches over is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 watches over

What is watches over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Watches over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of watch over.

Words near watches over in the dictionary

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

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