watch for
phrasal verb
watched for; watching for; watches for
1
: to look for (someone or something expected)
She watches for her school bus from inside her house.
The doctors watched for signs of the disease.
2
: to look for (something that one wants to get or use)
She is always watching for sales.
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For more details on what to watch for, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
One small thing to watch for here is whether the tight travel timeline has any negative impact on Florida, which played in Raleigh on Sunday, quickly flew back home, then headed west to San Francisco.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Duke and Florida are among the teams in action — here’s what to watch for.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Other economic data to watch for are PMI readings for March out Monday and final U.S. gross domestic product figures for the fourth quarter out Thursday.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
One small thing to watch for here is whether the tight travel timeline has any negative impact on Florida, which played in Raleigh on Sunday, quickly flew back home, then headed west to San Francisco.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Duke and Florida are among the teams in action — here’s what to watch for.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Other economic data to watch for are PMI readings for March out Monday and final U.S. gross domestic product figures for the fourth quarter out Thursday.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Watch for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20for. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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