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Watching vs. Watched — What's the Difference?

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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