Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of watch
"He checked his collection of watches to see which one was telling the correct time."
In plain English: Watches are small timepieces that you wear on your wrist to tell the time.
"He checks his watches to see if he is on time."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watch
"She watches her favorite show every night before bed."
In plain English: To watch means to look at something carefully for a long time.
"She watches the birds flying over the garden every morning."
Derived from Old English wahtian (to wake), the term originally referred to periods of waking or being awake, particularly during the night. It later evolved through Middle Dutch and Germanic roots to denote devices that keep time or acts of observation.