watch for

watch for
ˈwatch for ˌwatch ˈout for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they watch for he/she/it watches for present participle watching for past tense watched for past participle watched for] phrasal verb
to pay attention so that you will see something when it arrives or happens

Watch for Ryan. He’s here somewhere.

We watched for dolphins jumping on the horizon.

Thesaurus: to watch someone or somethingsynonym
Main entry: watch

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watch for [phrasal verb]
1 watch for (someone or something) : to look for (someone or something that you expect to see)

Are you watching for your parents? They should be here any minute.

She watches for her school bus from inside her house.

The nurse watched for signs of the disease.

We need to watch for any sudden changes in his heartbeat.

2 watch for (something) : to look for (something that you want to get or use)

She is always watching for sales.

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Main Entry: ↑watch

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