watch out

verb

watched out; watching out; watches out

intransitive verb

: to be vigilant or alert : be on the lookout
you'd better watch out
watch out for the tree!

Examples of watch out in a Sentence

watch out for hazards in the road
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Hudson will be monitoring election returns Tuesday night from the House GOP campaign arm headquarters in Washington, D.C., watching out for any irregularities. Emily Brooks, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024 Five things to watch out for in Week 9 of the NFL season The play bore striking similarity to another all-time great catch at MetLife Stadium. Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024 No but seriously, women have to watch out for themselves and others, like Ilona Maher did when getting a pedicure. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024 Elon Musk better watch out, or else giant Ana de Armas is going to go beast mode and destroy his cars. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for watch out 

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of watch out was in 1845

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“Watch out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watch%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

watch out

verb
: to be on the lookout
watch out for cars

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