watch
verb (used without object)
to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens.
has watched
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present perfectof watch (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In recent months, Paloma Buddemeier has watched a stream of people walk into her nail salon with the goal of looking as if they'd never been there at all.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
He said he has watched the movement’s growth with disappointment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
In a consequential week for Novartis, the Swiss drug maker released results for two of three trials that Wall Street has watched for in the second half of the year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
Anyone who has watched him on CNN knows the routine.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
He has watched from his usual spot—center of the theater, about eight rows back, next to Tracey Krause.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
