Antonyms for watching out

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : woch

Phonetic Transcription : wɒtʃ

Definition of watching out

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 wary : adj careful, cautious
As in cautious : adj careful, guarded
As in look out : verb be wary
As in mind : verb be careful
As in beware : verb be careful
As in heed : verb give care, thought to

Example sentences :

And no harm at all, a good ear, when you got to do most of your own watching out.
Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly

The boys started down one bank, conversing and watching out.
Extract from : « Ralph on the Engine » by Allen Chapman

"I thank you, Samana, for watching out over my sleep," spoke Siddhartha.
Extract from : « Siddhartha » by Herman Hesse

I've been watching out for you these ten years, to send you to hell with my own hands!
Extract from : « Duffels » by Edward Eggleston

The master was watching out, and saw Mr. Chadsey on the pier.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old San Francisco » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

He asked Joan whether she were watching out for the mystery.
Extract from : « Joan of the Journal » by Helen Diehl Olds

I felt you cared for her; I thought you would be up there with her watching out for her!
Extract from : « Rich Man, Poor Man » by Maximilian Foster

Every hour I made a round of the ship, watching out sharp for a light.
Extract from : « Over the Seas for Uncle Sam » by Elaine Sterne

Besides, he would not suspect that any one was watching out there in the darkness.
Extract from : « The Vast Abyss » by George Manville Fenn

If they wanted us, I should think they would be watching out, wouldn't you?
Extract from : « Dave Porter in the South Seas » by Edward Stratemeyer

Synonyms for watching out

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