watch for
phrasal verb
watched for; watching for; watches for
1
: to look for (someone or something expected)
She watches for her school bus from inside her house.
The doctors watched for signs of the disease.
2
: to look for (something that one wants to get or use)
She is always watching for sales.
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Provide fresh water to prevent them from drinking salt or pool water, and watch for signs of fatigue.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Woods gives the key levels to watch for the trade.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Ross Colton could be another name to watch for this role.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
In one study, more than 2,000 adults without hypertension wore the watch for 12 hours a day for almost a month and also measured their blood pressure with a blood pressure cuff every day, twice a day.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Woods gives the key levels to watch for the trade.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Ross Colton could be another name to watch for this role.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
In one study, more than 2,000 adults without hypertension wore the watch for 12 hours a day for almost a month and also measured their blood pressure with a blood pressure cuff every day, twice a day.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for watch for
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“Watch for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20for. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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