watch for — ˈwatch for ˌwatch ˈout for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they watch for he/she/it watches for present participle watching for … Useful english dictionary
watch for — index expect (anticipate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
watch for — phrasal verb watch for or watch out for [transitive] Word forms watch for : present tense I/you/we/they watch for he/she/it watches for present participle watching for past tense watched for past participle watched for watch for something/someone … English dictionary
watch for — tykojimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Medžioklė pasalomis sėlinant prie žvėrių ar paukščių arba medžioklė iš bokštelio. atitikmenys: angl. lie in; lurk; wait; watch; watch for vok. Lauern, n rus. красться; подстерегать … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
watch for — phr verb Watch for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑sign … Collocations dictionary
watch for somebody — ˈwatch for sb/sth derived to look and wait for sb/sth to appear or for sth to happen • The cat was on the wall, watching for birds. Main entry: ↑watchderived … Useful english dictionary
watch for something — ˈwatch for sb/sth derived to look and wait for sb/sth to appear or for sth to happen • The cat was on the wall, watching for birds. Main entry: ↑watchderived … Useful english dictionary
watch for — look out for. → watch … English new terms dictionary
on the watch (for something) — phrase paying careful attention so that you are ready to deal with something if it happens His family was always on the watch for early signs of the disease. Thesaurus: attentiveness and paying attentionsynonym Main entry: watch … Useful english dictionary
(be) on the watch (for somebody) — be on the ˈwatch (for sb/sth) idiom to be looking carefully for sb/sth that you expect to see, especially in order to avoid possible danger • Be on the watch for thieves. Main entry: ↑watchidiom … Useful english dictionary