watch for



watch for someone or something

to keep looking for someone or something to appear. Watch for me. I'll be wearing a red carnation in my hair. I will watch for the bus.
See also: watch

watch for

v.
1. To look or observe attentively or carefully in order to spot someone or something: The hikers watched for birds.
2. To look and wait expectantly or in anticipation for someone or something: I was watching for an opportunity to sell the stock.
See also: watch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Celinoche-LEE-no (Italian), the-LEE-no (Spanish), se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Tone (1)-Slovene
HudsonHUD-sənEnglish
Ruya-Arabic
Tyreek-African American (Modern)
SİMge-Turkish