watch
verb (used without object)
to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens.
is watching
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present progressiveof watch (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now 25, Katz says, her daughter is watching the 21-year-old ABC network mainstay “as if it’s new all over again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Everyone is watching Nov. 10, when the six export-control measures Beijing suspended under the Busan trade truce are due to snap back.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Apparently, my idea of relaxation is watching markets collapse…just with better footnotes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
He is watching a showcase of the games which will be played at Invictus, including wheelchair rugby and pickleball, which combines tennis, table tennis and badminton.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Max is watching, as always, and a plank moves, and his shaggy head pops out.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
