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Antonyms for watch over
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : woch |
Phonetic Transcription : wɒtʃ |
- abandon
- aid
- assist
- attack
- attend
- block
- bumble
- cease
- comply
- condemn
- consent
- consume
- delay
- deny
- deprive
- desert
- destroy
- discontinue
- discourage
- dishonor
- dislike
- disperse
- disregard
- dissuade
- drop
- endanger
- exclude
- fail
- fall
- fall behind
- follow
- forget
- forsake
- frustrate
- give
- give up
- halt
- hand over
- harm
- hate
- heed
- help
- hinder
- hold
- honor
- hurt
- ignore
- impede
- injure
- keep
- lay bare
- lay open
- lay out
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- let happen
- let out
- look at
- lose
- make peace
- mismanage
- misunderstand
- neglect
- not care
- not get
- notice
- obey
- obstruct
- open
- oppose
- overlook
- prevent
- quit
- refuse
- regard
- release
- relinquish
- renounce
- repress
- resign
- respect
- reveal
- serve
- squander
- starve
- stop
- support
- suppress
- surrender
- turn away
- uncover
- unwrap
- veto
- waste
- yield
Definition of watch over
Origin :- Old English wæcce "a watching," from wæccan (see watch (v.)). Sense of "sentinel" is recorded from c.1300; that of "person or group officially patroling a town (especially at night) to keep order, etc." is first recorded 1530s. Meaning "period of time in which a division of a ship's crew remains on deck" is from 1580s. Sense of "period into which a night was divided in ancient times" translates Latin vigilia, Greek phylake, Hebrew ashmoreth.
- The Hebrews divided the night into three watches, the Greeks usually into four (sometimes five), the Romans (followed by the Jews in New Testament times) into four. [OED]
- The meaning "small timepiece" is from 1580s, developing from that of "a clock to wake up sleepers" (mid-15c.).
- As in keep : verb tend; provide for
- As in lead : verb guide physically
- As in manage : verb be in charge, control
- As in minister : verb help, serve
- As in nurse : verb care for, tend
- As in overlook : verb have a view of something
- As in protect : verb take care of; guard from harm
- As in safeguard : verb protect
- As in shelter : verb provide safety, cover
- As in tend : verb care for
- As in care : verb tend to
- As in chaperon : verb accompany for supervision
- As in cover : verb protect, guard
- As in cradle : verb hold in arms; nurture
- As in defend : verb protect
- As in heed : verb give care, thought to
- Do you watch over their conduct with a vigilant and paternal eye?
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- If you can serve him, my mother's soul will watch over you as a guardian angel.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- God, who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, will watch over you!
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Then, in an obliging spirit, she called to her and offered to watch over her things.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- For they must watch over the districts assigned to them, and also act as judges.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- From her home in heaven she had come down to watch over her son on earth.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- He trusted to the gods who watch over the destinies of the bold.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
- Nor did it content the Godhead merely to watch over the interests of man's body.
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- I shall request your husband, himself to watch over your ways.
- Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind
- You are to watch over Miss Williamson and see that she resumes her calling.
- Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
Synonyms for watch over
- accommodate
- accompany
- accomplish
- administer
- advance
- advocate
- afford a view
- aid
- answer
- assure
- attend
- avert
- baby sit
- baby-sit
- battle
- be aware
- be guided by
- be responsible for
- be solicitous of
- bear in mind
- beat off
- board
- boss
- bulwark
- call the shots
- call upon
- captain
- care for
- carry
- carry on
- catch
- cater to
- chamber
- champion
- chaperon
- chaperone
- cherish
- coerce
- command
- command a view
- compel
- conceal
- concert
- conduct
- conserve
- consider
- consort with
- contend
- continue
- control
- convey
- convoy
- corral
- counsel
- cover
- cover all bases
- cover up
- cradle
- cultivate
- cure
- cushion
- defend
- designate
- dig
- direct
- disburse
- do
- do for
- do one's bidding
- doctor
- dominate
- drive
- enclose
- encourage
- endure
- engage in
- engineer
- ensure
- entrench
- escort
- espouse
- execute
- father
- feed
- fend
- fend off
- fight
- fight for
- find a way
- follow
- follow orders
- force
- fortify
- forward
- foster
- front on
- further
- garrison
- get
- get a load of
- give ear
- give on
- give refuge
- give sanctuary
- give upon
- go along with
- go to bat for
- govern
- guard
- guard against
- guide
- handle
- harbor
- hark
- have a prospect of
- haven
- head
- heal
- hear
- hearken
- hedge
- hide
- hold
- hold at bay
- hold down
- house
- humor
- immunize
- impel
- induce
- indulge
- influence
- inoculate
- inspect
- instruct
- insulate
- insure
- irradiate
- keep
- keep alive
- keep an eye on
- keep eye peeled
- keep safe
- keep tabs
- keep tabs on
- listen
- lodge
- look after
- look down
- look out
- look out on
- look over
- lull
- maintain
- manage
- manipulate
- mark
- medicate
- mind
- mind the store
- mine
- minister
- minister to
- mother
- mount
- nestle
- note
- nourish
- nurse
- nurture
- obey
- observe
- officiate
- operate
- oppose
- ordain
- oversee
- overtop
- pamper
- pander
- pander to
- panoply
- pass along
- pay attention
- pay attention to
- perform
- persuade
- pick up
- pilot
- ply
- point out
- point the way
- precede
- preserve
- preside
- prevail
- prevent
- promote
- protect
- provide for
- provide sanctuary
- provision
- quarterback
- regard
- regulate
- reinforce
- remedy
- repel danger
- request
- resist
- retain
- ride herd on
- ride shotgun
- ride shotgun for
- rock
- roof
- route
- rule
- run
- run the show
- safeguard
- save
- screen
- secure
- see
- see after
- see to
- sentinel
- serve
- shade
- shelter
- shepherd
- shield
- shotgun
- show
- show around
- show in
- show the way
- sit
- soar above
- span
- spot
- squire
- stand guard
- stave off
- stay in line
- steer
- stonewall
- subsidize
- succor
- superintend
- supervise
- support
- surmount
- surround
- survey
- sustain
- take care of
- take charge of
- take in
- take notice of
- take over
- take pains
- take the helm
- take to heart
- take under wing
- tend
- toe the line
- top
- tower over
- train
- traverse
- treasure
- treat
- uphold
- use
- usher
- vaccinate
- victual
- view
- wait on
- war
- ward
- ward off
- watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch out for
- watch over
- watch the store
- wield
- withstand
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