Antonyms for watch over

Grammar : Verb

Spell : woch

Phonetic Transcription : wɒtʃ

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

Example sentences :

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

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