Sight and Watch

Sight

Sight verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.
Usage example: the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land

Watch and sight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Watch" instead a verb "Sight".

Nearby Words: sigh, sighted, sightly, sighting, sightless

Watch

Watch verb - To pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose.
Usage example: watched the situation to see if it improved

Sight and watch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sight" instead a verb "Watch".

Nearby Words: watchful, watched, watcher, watching

How words are described

good good sight good watch
rare rare sight rare watch
full full sight full watch
nice nice sight nice watch
Other adjectives: special, better, similar, open, constant, lovely, beautiful, last, different, red, magical.

Common collocations

people sight people watch people
time sight time watch time
film sight film watch film

Both words in one sentence

  • Praising Shows You Don't Watch It's common to watch it again after a long absence and being surprised by a sight gag, quip, or sequence that one had totally forgotten about.
  • Useless Security Camera Then, with that as a distraction and/or deterrent, a number of cleverly hidden cameras watch you completely out of sight and mind.
  • Your targets shoot on sight, so you can call the cops, run into the sight lines of the targets when the cops arrive, then watch the ensuing firefight.
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