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watching over

watching over is the present participle and gerund 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 watching over

What is watching over the present participle and gerund of?
Watching over is the present participle and gerund of watch over.

Words near watching over in the dictionary

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

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