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watching
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vigilant |
| Synonyms: | alert, cautious, observant, wary |
| Main Entry: | watch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guard, protect |
| Synonyms: | attend, be on alert, be on the lookout, be vigilant, be wary, be watchful, care for, keep, keep eyes open, keep eyes peeled, keep watch over, look after, look out, mind, oversee, patrol, pick up on, police, ride shotgun for, superintend, take care of, take heed, tend, wait |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, neglect |
| Main Entry: | gaze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | long, fixed stare |
| Synonyms: | fish eye, glaring, gun*, look, looking, ogling, peek, peep, rubbernecking, scrutiny, seeing, survey, watching |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, resolute |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, alert, attending, attentive, bent, bound, committed, concentrated, concentrating, decided, decisive, deep, eager, earnest, engaged, engrossed, enthusiastic, firm, fixed, hell-bent, immersed, industrious, intense, minding, occupied, piercing, preoccupied, rapt, resolved, riveted, set, settled, steadfast, steady, watchful, watching, wrapped up |
| Notes: | intent implies a sustained unbroken commitment or purpose, while intention would imply an intermittent resolution or an initial aim or plan |
| Antonyms: | distracted, irresolute |
| Main Entry: | observation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention, scrutiny |
| Synonyms: | ascertainment, check, cognition, cognizance, conclusion, consideration, detection, estimation, examination, experience, heedfulness, information, inspection, investigation, knowledge, mark, measurement, mind, monitoring, note, notice, noticing, once-over, overlook, perception, probe, recognizing, regard, remark, research, review, search, study, supervision, surveillance, view, watching |
| Notes: | observance refers to the following of a custom, duty, or law; observation refers to the act of noticing or recording |
| Antonyms: | heedlessness, inattention, indifference, neglect, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | patrol |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guarding; guard |
| Synonyms: | convoying, defending, escorting, garrison, lookout, patroler, policing, protecting, protection, rounds, safeguarding, scouting, sentinel, spy, vigilance, watch, watching, watchperson |
| Main Entry: | observing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | engaged in observing |
| Synonyms: | attentive, noticing, observant, watchful, watching |
| Main Entry: | attend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for |
| Synonyms: | be in the service of, do for, doctor, look after, mind, minister to, nurse, serve, take care of, tend, wait upon, watch, work for |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | attend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay attention; apply oneself |
| Synonyms: | catch, concentrate on, devote oneself, follow, get a load of, hear, hearken, heed, keep one's eye on, lend an ear, listen, listen up, look after, look on, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, occupy oneself with, pay heed, pick up, regard, see to, watch |
| Antonyms: | be lazy, disregard, ignore, neglect |
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