Synonyms for watch for
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : woch |
| Phonetic Transcription : wɒtʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for watch for Other synonyms for the word watch for
- abide
- apprehend
- aspire
- assume
- attend
- await
- bargain for
- bargain on
- be afraid
- be sure of
- calculate
- conjecture
- contemplate
- continue
- count on
- deem likely
- depend on
- desire
- divine
- envisage
- feel
- feel confident
- figure
- foreknow
- gather
- hang around
- hang in
- hang out
- have faith
- hold the phone
- hope for
- imagine
- in the cards
- keep fingers crossed
- knock on wood
- lie in wait
- linger
- live
- look
- look ahead to
- look at sunny side
- look for
- look forward to
- pray
- presume
- presuppose
- promise oneself
- reckon
- rely
- remain
- reside
- see coming
- sense
- sit tight
- stay
- stick around
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- sweat
- sweat it
- sweat it out
- take
- take heart
- tarry
- think
- think to
- trust
- understand
- wait for
- watch for
- wish
Définition of watch for
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 bide : verb wait
- As in expect : verb believe strongly; anticipate
- As in hope : verb long for, dream about
Antonyms for watch for
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