Meaning of "watch"

watch •

v.
• • 1. to look attentively or carefully: magmasid, pagmasdan, masdan, manood, panoorin
  • 2. to look at: magmasid, masdan, pagmasdan, tumingin, tingnan
  • 3. to look or wait with care and attention: maghintay, hintayin, mag-abang, abangan
  • 4. to be careful or very careful: magingat, magpakaingat, pakaingatan
  • 5. to keep guard: magbantay, bumantay, bantayan, magtanod, tumanod, tanuran, gumuwardiya, magguwardiya, guwardiyahan
  • 6. to stay awake for some purpose: magbantay, bantayan (sa gabi), magpuyat, pagpuyatan, maglamay, paglamayan

n.
• • 1. careful, continuous observation: pagtanod, pagtatanod, pagbantay, pagbabantay, pagguwardiya, pagguguwardiya
  • 2. a person or persons employed to guard: tanod, bantay, guwardiya
  • 3. a period of time for guarding: oras (turno) ng pagbabantay o pagguwardiya
  • 4. a thing for telling time: relo, relos, orasan
  • 5. staying awake for some purpose: paglalamay, pagpupuyat, pagbabantay

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observe

v.
• • 1. to see and note, notice: pumansin, mapansin, pansinin, pumuna, mapuna, punahin
  • 2. to examine (closely), study: magsiyasat, siyasatin, mag-obserba, obserbahan, mag-aral, pag-aralan
  • 3. to watch closely: magbantay, bantayan
  • 4. to observe cautiously: magmanman, manmanan, magmatyag, matyagan
  • 5. to remark: pumuna, punahin, pumansin, pansinin
  • 6. to keep, follow in practice: tumupad, tupdin, sumunod, sundin, gumanap, ganapin
  • 7. to observe things close at hand: magmasid, pagmasdan
  • 8. to show regard for, celebrate: magdiwang, ipagdiwang

wake

v.
• • 1. to stop sleeping: gumising, magising, gisingin
  • 2. to cause to stop sleeping: pumukaw, makapukaw, pukawin, gumising, makagising, gisingin
  • 3. to become alive or active: sumigla, maging masigla
  • 4. to make alive or active: magpasigla, pasiglahin

n.
• • 1. a watching, allnight watch kept beside the body of a dead person: lamay, paglalamay, lamayan, pagpupuyat
  • 2. the track left behind a moving ship, trace or trail: dinaanan (pinagdaanan) ng bapor, dinaanan (pinagdaanan) ng bapor, bakas, landas
  • 3. to attend a wake: maglamay, paglamayan, magpuyat, pagpuyatan, pagpuyatan
  • 4. in the wake of, following, behind, after: pagkatapos, pagkaraan, pagkaraan, pagkalipas, kasunod

sentinel

n.
• • one stationed to keep watch and guard against surprises: taliba, tanod, guwardiya, bantay

eye

n.
• • 1. the organ of vision: mata
  • 2. power of perception, sight: paningin
  • 3. way of looking: tingin, paningin

v.
• • 1. to watch, to observe: magmasid, masdan, pagmasdan
  • 2. to have a smart, stinging pain in the eyes caused by soap, etc., getting into them: mahilam ang mata
  • 3. languid eyes, tender looking: mapupungay na mga mata
  • 4. big-eyed, wide-eyed: malaki ang mata, madidilat ang mata
  • 5. to open the eyes wide: dumilat, idilat
  • 6. to close the eyes: pumikit, ipikit
  • 7. to open a persons eyes, to make him see what is really happening: magpamata, ipamata, imulat, ipamulat
  • 8. to set eyes on, to see: makakita, makita

spy

n.
• • a person who keeps secret watch on the actions of others: espiya, espiya, ispiya, tiktik

v.
• • 1. to find out or try to find out by careful observation: maniktik, tiktikan, mag-espiya, espiyahan, mag-ispiya, ispiyahan
  • 2. to keep secret watch: manubok, subukan, sumubaybay (subaybayan) nang palihim, magmanman, manmanan
  • 3. to catch sight of, see: makita, makakita, mapansin, makapansin, mamataan
  • 4. to spy out, to watch or examine secretly or carefully: magsiyasat na (siyasating) mabuti, magmanmang mabuti

guard

v.
• • 1. to watch over, to defend: tumanod, magtanod, tanuran, magbantay, bantayan, gumuwardiya, guwardiyahan
  • 2. to keep from escaping, to check: magbantay, bantayan
  • 3. to take care of, keep safe: mag-ingat, pag-ingatan, mangalaga, pangalagaan

n.
• • 1. a person who guards: tanod, bantay, guwardiya
  • 2. that which is for guarding: depensa, pananggol
  • 3. careful watch: pagtatanod, pagbabantay, pagguguwardiya
  • 4. in games like basketball: guwardiya, gard

adj.
• • on guard, ready to defend, watchful: nakahanda, handa

tick

n.
• • 1. the sound made by a clock or watch: tiktak
  • 2. a small mark: kudlit, gurlit, tik, tsek
  • 3. a tiny insect or spider that lives on animals and sucks their blood: garapata

v.
• • 1. to make a sound like that of a clock or watch: tumiktak
  • 2. to mark with a tick, check: magkudlit, kudlitan, maggurlit, gurlitan, magtik, tikan, magtsek, tsekan

relos

Sp n.
• • watch, clock [var. rilos]

relo

n.
• • watch, wrist watch, clock [var. relos]

waglit

v.
• • mawaglit (ma-) to be misplaced or mislaid. Baka mawaglit na naman ang relos mo. Your watch might get misplaced again.

nood

v.
• • manood (ma-) to watch, to view. Nanood kami ng sine kagabi. We watched a movie last night.

relohero

Sp n.
• • watch or clock maker, clock dealer, watch dealer

abante

v.
• • iabante (i-) to move something forward. Iabante mo ang kotse nang kaunti. Move the car forward a little. umabante (um-)

v.
• • to move forward. Umabante ka nang kaunti. (You) Move forward a little. abang, mag-abang, abangan (mag-:-an)

v.
• • to wait or watch for someone or some vehicle to come by. Mag-abang ka ng sasakyan. Wait for a vehicle. Wait for a ride.

tubos

v.
• • mangtubos, tubusin (mang-:-in) to redeem. Tubusin mo ang isinangla kong relo. Redeem the watch that I pawned.

agap

n.
• • promptness, quickness

adj.
• • maagap (ma-) prompt, punctual, quick umagap, agapan (um-:-an)

v.
• • to anticipate, to watch for something, to make sure that one gets it. Agapan mo ang mga sariwang gulay sa palengke. Get to market early to get the fresh vegetables.

bantay

n.
• • guard, watcher

v.
• • magbantay, bantayan (mag-:-an) to watch closely, to be on guard. Bantayan mo ang bahay. Guard the house.