Stay and Watch for

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Stay

Stay verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.
Usage example: we'll stay for a while longer and see if anyone shows up
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Watch for and stay are semantically related In some cases you can use "Watch for" instead a verb "Stay".
Nearby Words: stayed, staying

Watch for

Watch for verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).
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Stay and watch for are semantically related in wait topic. Sometimes you can use "Stay" instead a verb "Watch for".

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  • Disney / The Little Mermaid Fine, You Can Just Wait Here, Alone: "You can just stay here and watch for sharks." Fish out of Water: Ariel's a near-literal example.
    Source: Disney / The Little Mermaid
  • Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene Another was Grant and the kids bedding down in a tree, with Grant promising to stay awake and watch for dinosaurs.
    Source: Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
  • Video Game / Mega Man Battle Network When at least 6 people are present, one of them (you can't choose who) will get left behind to stay on guard and watch for surprise ambushes, which of course never happens.
    Source: Video Game / Mega Man Battle Network
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