Watching vs. Watched — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Watching and Watched
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Definitions
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.
Watched➦
To act as a spectator; look on
Stood by the road and watched.
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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.
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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
