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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