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BNC: 11612 COCA: 12369

watchful

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watchful /ˈwɑːtʃfəl/ adjective
watchful
/ˈwɑːtʃfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of WATCHFUL
[more watchful; most watchful]
: always watching the actions of someone or something : paying careful attention to someone or something留心的;注意的;警惕的

— watchfully

/ˈwɑːtʃfəli/ adverb

— watchfulness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 11612 COCA: 12369

watchful

adjective

watch·​ful ˈwäch-fəl How to pronounce watchful (audio)
ˈwȯch-
1
archaic
a
: not able or accustomed to sleep or rest : wakeful
b
: causing sleeplessness
c
: spent in wakefulness : sleepless
2
: carefully observant or attentive : being on the watch
watchfully adverb
watchfulness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for watchful

watchful, vigilant, wide-awake, alert mean being on the lookout especially for danger or opportunity.

watchful is the least explicit term.

the watchful eye of the department supervisor

vigilant suggests intense, unremitting, wary watchfulness.

eternally vigilant in the safeguarding of democracy

wide-awake applies to watchfulness for opportunities and developments more often than dangers.

wide-awake companies latched onto the new technology

alert stresses readiness or promptness in meeting danger or in seizing opportunity.

alert traders anticipated the stock market's slide

Example Sentences

We need to be more watchful of our children. The hotel is being built under the watchful eye of its architect.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of watchful was in the 15th century
BNC: 11612 COCA: 12369

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