Attention vs. Watch

Attentionnoun

(uncountable) Mental focus.

‘Please direct your attention to the following words.’;

Watchnoun

A portable or wearable timepiece.

‘More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.’;

Attentionnoun

(countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.

Watchnoun

The act of guarding and observing someone or something.

Attentionnoun

A state of alertness in the standing position.

‘The company will now come to attention.’;

Watchnoun

A particular time period when guarding is kept.

‘The second watch of the night began at midnight.’;

Attentioninterjection

(military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.

Watchnoun

A person or group of people who guard.

‘The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.’;

Attentionnoun

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending.

‘They say the tongues of dying menEnforce attention like deep harmony.’;

Watchnoun

The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

Attentionnoun

An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger.

Watchnoun

(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.

Attentionnoun

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

Watchnoun

(nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).

Attentionnoun

the work of caring for or attending to someone or something;

‘no medical care was required’; ‘the old car needed constant attention’;

Watchnoun

The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

Attentionnoun

a general interest that leads people to want to know more;

‘She was the center of attention’;

Watchverb

(transitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

‘Watching the clock will not make time go faster.’; ‘I'm tired of watching TV.’;

Attentionnoun

a courteous act indicating affection;

‘she tried to win his heart with her many attentions’;

Watchverb

(transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.

‘Watch this!’; ‘Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.’;

Attentionnoun

the faculty or power of mental concentration;

‘keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention’;

Watchverb

(transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.

‘Please watch my suitcase for a minute.’; ‘He has to watch the kids that afternoon.’;

Attentionnoun

a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review;

‘the troops stood at attention’;

Watchverb

(transitive) To be wary or cautious of.

‘You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.’;

Attentionnoun

notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important

‘he drew attention to three spelling mistakes’;

Watchverb

(transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.

‘watch your head;’; ‘watch your step’; ‘Watch yourself when you talk to him.’; ‘Watch what you say.’;

Attentionnoun

the mental faculty of considering or taking notice of someone or something

‘he turned his attention to the educational system’;

Watchverb

(intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.

Attentionnoun

the action of dealing with or taking special care of someone or something

‘he was found guilty of failing to give a patient adequate medical attention’; ‘her business needed her attention’;

Watchverb

(intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.

‘For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.’;

Attentionnoun

things done to express interest in or please someone

‘she felt flattered by his attentions’;

Watchverb

(intransitive) To act as a lookout.

Attentionnoun

a position assumed by a soldier, standing very straight with the feet together and the arms straight down the sides of the body

‘Saunders stood stolidly to attention’;

Watchverb

To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.

Attentionnoun

an order to assume a straight standing position.

Watchverb

To be awake.

Attention

Attention is the behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on a discrete aspect of information, whether considered subjective or objective, while ignoring other perceivable information. William James (1890) wrote that "Attention is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought.

Watchnoun

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night.

‘Shepherds keeping watch by night.’; ‘All the long night their mournful watch they keep.’; ‘Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward.’; ‘Ward, guard, or custodia, is chiefly applied to the daytime, in order to apprehend rioters, and robbers on the highway . . . Watch, is properly applicable to the night only, . . . and it begins when ward ends, and ends when that begins.’;

Watchnoun

One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard.

‘Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch; go your way, make it as sure as ye can.’;

Watchnoun

The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

‘He upbraids Iago, that he made himBrave me upon the watch.’;

Watchnoun

The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.

‘I did stand my watch upon the hill.’; ‘Might we but hear . . . Or whistle from the lodge, or village cockCount the night watches to his feathery dames.’;

Watchnoun

A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.

Watchnoun

An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch.

Watchverb

To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.

‘I have two nights watched with you.’; ‘Couldest thou not watch one hour ?’;

Watchverb

To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.

‘Take ye heed, watch and pray.’; ‘The Son gave signal highTo the bright minister that watched.’;

Watchverb

To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.

‘My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning.’;

Watchverb

To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever.

Watchverb

To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; - said of a buoy.

Watchverb

To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature.

‘Saul also sent messengers unto David's house to watch him, and to slay him.’; ‘I must cool a little, and watch my opportunity.’; ‘In lazy mood I watched the little circles die.’;

Watchverb

To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.

‘And flaming ministers, to watch and tendTheir earthy charge.’; ‘Paris watched the flocks in the groves of Ida.’;

Watchnoun

a small portable timepiece

Watchnoun

a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

Watchnoun

a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

Watchnoun

the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

Watchnoun

a person employed to watch for something to happen

Watchnoun

a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

Watchverb

look attentively;

‘watch a basketball game’;

Watchverb

follow with the eyes or the mind;

‘Keep an eye on the baby, please!’; ‘The world is watching Sarajevo’; ‘She followed the men with the binoculars’;

Watchverb

see or watch;

‘view a show on television’; ‘This program will be seen all over the world’; ‘view an exhibition’; ‘Catch a show on Broadway’; ‘see a movie’;

Watchverb

observe with attention;

‘They watched as the murderer was executed’;

Watchverb

be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful;

‘Watch out for pickpockets!’;

Watchverb

observe or determine by looking;

‘Watch how the dog chases the cats away’;

Watchverb

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;

‘I want to see whether she speaks French’; ‘See whether it works’; ‘find out if he speaks Russian’; ‘Check whether the train leaves on time’;

Watchverb

look at or observe attentively over a period of time

‘as she watched, two women came into the garden’; ‘Lucy watched him go’; ‘everyone stopped to watch what was going on’;

Watchverb

keep under careful, protective, or secret observation

‘he told me my telephones were tapped and that I was being watched’; ‘there aren't enough staff to watch him properly’;

Watchverb

observe and guard in a protective way

‘I guess I can rest a while, with you here to watch over me’;

Watchverb

follow closely or maintain an interest in

‘the girls watched the development of this relationship with incredulity’;

Watchverb

exercise care, caution, or restraint about

‘you should watch what you say!’; ‘most women watch their diet during pregnancy’;

Watchverb

look out or be on the alert for

‘in spring and summer, watch for kingfishers’; ‘watch out for broken glass’;

Watchverb

be careful

‘credit-card fraud is on the increase, so watch out’;

Watchverb

be careful (used as a warning or threat)

‘if anyone finds out, you're dead meat, so watch it’;

Watchverb

remain awake for the purpose of religious observance

‘she watched whole nights in the church’;

Watchnoun

a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist

‘my watch had stopped’;

Watchnoun

an act or instance of carefully observing someone or something over a period of time

‘the security forces have been keeping a close watch on our activities’;

Watchnoun

a period during which a person is stationed to look out for danger or trouble, typically at night

‘Murray took the last watch before dawn’;

Watchnoun

a fixed period of duty on a ship, usually lasting four hours

‘sea air, lots of exercise, and four-hour watches give everyone a healthy appetite’;

Watchnoun

the officers and crew on duty during a watch.

Watchnoun

a shift worked by firefighters or police officers

‘the men of Red Watch at Kingsland Fire Station’;

Watchnoun

a watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town before the introduction of the police force

‘the woman, with a piercing shriek, called the watch’;

Watchnoun

a film or programme considered in terms of its appeal to the public

‘this movie's an engrossing watch’;

Watchnoun

a flock of nightingales

‘a watch of nightingales began flying south’;

Watch

A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities.