Synonyms and antonyms of To watch someone or something in American Thesaurus

surveille (verb)

to watch people or places secretly to find out what they are doing

watch (verb)

to look at someone or something for a period of time

observe (verb)

to watch or study someone or something with care and attention in order to discover something

view (verb)

to look at or watch something

look on ()

to watch an activity or event without taking part in it

keep (a) watch ()

to watch someone carefully to make sure that they are safe or that they do not do something bad

watch for ()

to pay attention so that you will see something when it arrives or happens

stand over ()

to watch someone while they are doing something, usually in order to make sure that they are doing it correctly

spy on ()

to watch someone secretly so that you know everything that they do

be on the lookout for ()

to be watching carefully in order to find, obtain, or avoid someone or something

be a fly on the wall ()

to be able to watch what people are doing without them noticing you

be glued to something ()

to be looking at something and not paying attention to anything else

be in at the kill ()

to watch someone or something being killed or defeated

breathe down someone’s neck ()

to watch closely what someone is doing, in a way that annoys them

catch (verb)

informal to see, watch, or listen to something

devour (verb)

to read, watch, or listen to something with a lot of interest or enthusiasm

follow (verb)

to watch where someone or something is going

follow/watch someone’s every move ()

to watch someone very carefully, especially in order to find out if they are doing something wrong or illegal

keep (close) tabs on ()

to watch someone carefully to see what they do, or to watch something carefully

kibitz (verb)

Americaninformal to watch and make annoying comments about something that someone is doing

look/watch over someone’s shoulder ()

to watch carefully what someone is doing, especially so that you can criticize them

oversee (verb)

to watch something in order to check that it works or happens in the way that it should

ride herd on ()

to watch or control someone or something carefully

spectate (verb)

to watch a public activity or event, especially a sports event

stake out ()

to wait outside a building and watch it, especially because something exciting or illegal is happening

take in ()

to go to an entertainment or sport

watch (verb)

to look at something such as a television show or sports event, usually from the beginning to the end

watch (verb)

to secretly look at someone or something for a period of time, especially because you want to get information or to do something illegal

watch someone like a hawk ()

to watch someone very carefully, especially in order to make sure that they do not do something bad

watch the world go by ()

to sit or stand somewhere and enjoy watching other people as they pass