watched

verb

Definition of watchednext
past tense of watch
1
as in observed
to keep one's eyes on I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away

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2
as in followed
to take notice of and be guided by watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem

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3
as in monitored
to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose watched the situation to see if it improved

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4
as in cared
to have an interest or concern for you should watch what you eat if you want a long, healthy life

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5
as in supervised
to take charge of especially on behalf of another hired a high school girl to watch their daughter until they got home from work

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watched
  1. observed
  2. followed
  3. supervised
  4. covered
  5. attended
  6. oversaw
  7. managed
Verb
  • This increase is equivalent to the total rise observed over the century from 1920 to 2020.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This old scout observed and evaluated Horwitz in the 2021 Arizona Fall League.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of observed
Verb
  • Google says that its chip performed a computation in under five minutes that would take today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years - that is 1 followed by 25 zeros.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The largest decrease is projected for the West, with a 20% decline, followed by the Northeast (-17%) and Midwest (-16%).
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of followed
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  • This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Memphis police never adopted policies and procedures to direct the unit, despite alarms that it was minimally supervised, according to the Justice Department report.
    Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • The auction covered Infowars’ website, social media accounts, broadcasting equipment and trademarks owned by Infowars’ parent Free Speech Systems and other property owned by the company.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Other technologies covered by the EEA include computers and operating systems, smartphones, ATMs, ticketing systems, television and telephony services, e-books and transportation services.
    Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of covered
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  • Mangione attended the prestigious, all-boys K-12 Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated in 2016 as the valedictorian.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ball traces Posen’s more glamorous turn to his having attended Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, and having a friend circle that included Schnabel and Claire Danes.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of attended
Verb
  • The collapse of Assad's government ended a 24-year reign that oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.
    Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Assad oversaw Syria's slide into a brutal civil war in 2011.
    Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of oversaw
Verb
  • Fresno State managed only 20 points in the second half.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Silence can breed mistrust if it isn’t managed properly.
    Antony Robinson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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