English dictionary
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English verb: watch over | |||
| 1. | watch over (social) follow with the eyes or the mind | ||
| Samples | Keep an eye on the baby, please!. The world is watching Sarajevo. She followed the men with the binoculars. | ||
| Examples | The children watch over the ball | ||
| Synonyms | follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | guard, invigilate, keep tabs on, proctor | ||
| Verb group | follow, trace | ||
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