Follow vs. Watch

Followverb

(transitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

Followverb

(transitive) To go or come after in a sequence.

Followverb

(transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).

Followverb

(transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).

Followverb

(transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.

Followverb

(transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.

Followverb

(transitive) To be a logical consequence of.

Followverb

(transitive) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

Follownoun

In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.

Follownoun

(internet) The act of following another user's online activity.

Followverb

To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

Followverb

To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute.

Followverb

To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice.

Followverb

To copy after; to take as an example.

Followverb

To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.

Followverb

To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.

Followverb

To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument.

Followverb

To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

Followverb

To go or come after; - used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.

Follownoun

The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.

Followverb

to travel behind, go after, come after;

Followverb

be later in time;

Followverb

come as a logical consequence; follow logically;

Followverb

travel along a certain course;

Followverb

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes;

Followverb

come after in time, as a result;

Followverb

behave in accordance or in agreement with;

Followverb

be next;

Followverb

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans;

Followverb

to bring something about at a later time than;

Followverb

imitate in behavior; take as a model;

Followverb

follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;

Followverb

follow with the eyes or the mind;

Followverb

be the successor (of);

Followverb

perform an accompaniment to;

Followverb

keep informed;

Followverb

to be the product or result;

Followverb

accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;

Followverb

adhere to or practice;

Followverb

work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;

Followverb

keep under surveillance;

Followverb

follow in or as if in pursuit;

Followverb

grasp the meaning;

Followverb

keep to;

Followverb

go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind

Followverb

go after (someone) in order to observe or monitor them

Followverb

strive after; aim at

Followverb

go along (a route or path).

Followverb

(of a route or path) go in the same direction as or parallel to (another)

Followverb

trace the movement or direction of

Followverb

come after in time or order

Followverb

happen after (something else) as a consequence

Followverb

be a logical consequence of something

Followverb

(of a person) do something after (something else)

Followverb

have (a dish or course) after another or others during a meal

Followverb

act according to (an instruction or precept)

Followverb

conform to

Followverb

act according to the lead or example of (someone)

Followverb

treat as a teacher or guide

Followverb

pay close attention to

Followverb

take an active interest in or be a supporter of

Followverb

(of a book, film, programme, etc.) be concerned with or trace the development of

Followverb

track (a person, group, or organization) by subscribing to their account on a social media website or application

Followverb

understand the meaning or tendency of (a speaker or argument)

Followverb

practise (a trade or profession).

Followverb

undertake or carry out (a course of action or study)

Watchnoun

A portable or wearable timepiece.

Watchnoun

The act of guarding and observing someone or something.

Watchnoun

A particular time period when guarding is kept.

Watchnoun

A person or group of people who guard.

Watchnoun

The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

Watchnoun

(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.

Watchnoun

(nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).

Watchnoun

The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

Watchverb

(transitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

Watchverb

(transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.

Watchverb

(transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.

Watchverb

(transitive) To be wary or cautious of.

Watchverb

(transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.

Watchverb

(intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.

Watchverb

(intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.

Watchverb

(intransitive) To act as a lookout.

Watchverb

To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.

Watchverb

To be awake.

Watchnoun

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night.

Watchnoun

One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard.

Watchnoun

The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

Watchnoun

The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.

Watchnoun

A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.

Watchnoun

An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch.

Watchverb

To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.

Watchverb

To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.

Watchverb

To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.

Watchverb

To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever.

Watchverb

To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; - said of a buoy.

Watchverb

To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature.

Watchverb

To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.

Watchnoun

a small portable timepiece

Watchnoun

a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

Watchnoun

a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

Watchnoun

the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

Watchnoun

a person employed to watch for something to happen

Watchnoun

a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

Watchverb

look attentively;

Watchverb

follow with the eyes or the mind;

Watchverb

see or watch;

Watchverb

observe with attention;

Watchverb

be vigilant, be on the lookout, be on one's guard, be careful;

Watchverb

observe or determine by looking;

Watchverb

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;

Watchverb

look at or observe attentively over a period of time

Watchverb

keep under careful, protective, or secret observation

Watchverb

observe and guard in a protective way

Watchverb

follow closely or maintain an interest in

Watchverb

exercise care, caution, or restraint about

Watchverb

look out or be on the alert for

Watchverb

be careful

Watchverb

be careful (used as a warning or threat)

Watchverb

remain awake for the purpose of religious observance

Watchnoun

a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist

Watchnoun

an act or instance of carefully observing someone or something over a period of time

Watchnoun

a period during which a person is stationed to look out for danger or trouble, typically at night

Watchnoun

a fixed period of duty on a ship, usually lasting four hours

Watchnoun

the officers and crew on duty during a watch.

Watchnoun

a shift worked by firefighters or police officers

Watchnoun

a watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town before the introduction of the police force

Watchnoun

a film or programme considered in terms of its appeal to the public

Watchnoun

a flock of nightingales

Watch

A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities.