Watching vs. Watched — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Watching and Watched
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Watching
To look or observe attentively or carefully; be closely observant
Watching for trail markers.
Watched
To look or observe attentively or carefully; be closely observant
Watching for trail markers.
Watching
To look and wait expectantly or in anticipation
Watch for an opportunity.
Watched
To look and wait expectantly or in anticipation
Watch for an opportunity.
Watching
To act as a spectator; look on
Stood by the road and watched.
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Watched
To act as a spectator; look on
Stood by the road and watched.
Watching
To stay awake at night while serving as a guard, sentinel, or watcher.
Watched
To stay awake at night while serving as a guard, sentinel, or watcher.
Watching
To stay alert as a devotional or religious exercise; keep vigil.
Watched
To stay alert as a devotional or religious exercise; keep vigil.
Watching
To look at steadily; observe carefully or continuously
Watch a parade.
Watched
To look at steadily; observe carefully or continuously
Watch a parade.
Watching
To guard, keep surveillance on, or spy on
Watched the prisoner all day.
Watched the house to see who came and went.
Watched
To guard, keep surveillance on, or spy on
Watched the prisoner all day.
Watched the house to see who came and went.
Watching
To observe the course of mentally; keep up on or informed about
Watch the price of gold.
Watched
To observe the course of mentally; keep up on or informed about
Watch the price of gold.
Watching
To pay close attention to or be careful about, especially with regard to propriety
Watched his manners.
Watched
To pay close attention to or be careful about, especially with regard to propriety
Watched his manners.
Watching
To tend or take care of (children or a flock of sheep, for example).
Watched
To tend or take care of (children or a flock of sheep, for example).
Watching
Present participle of watch
Watched
Simple past tense and past participle of watch
Watching
The act of one who watches.
Watched
Wearing a watch.
Watching
The act of observing; taking a patient look
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