watchful

watchful

English

Etymology

watch +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒt͡ʃ.fəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔt͡ʃ.fəl/
• Hyphenation: watch‧ful

Adjective

watchful (comparative more watchful, superlative most watchful)

1. observant, vigilant and aware

   The teacher kept a watchful eye on her pupils during the school trip.

Derived terms

• watchfully

Translations

observant, vigilant and aware

Armenian: զգոն (hy) (zgon) Bengali: সতর্ক (sôtôrkô) French: attentif (fr), vigilant (fr) Irish: airdeallach, cathaiseach (literary) Japanese: 注意深い (ja) (chūi-bukai) Latin: evigilans Latvian: modrs Maori: matatū, mataara, o(w)hiti, whakamātaki, whakamatatū, hihiwa, matakana, hiwahiwa, tūmatohi

Norwegian: Bokmål: vaktsom Old English: wacol Portuguese: vigilante (pt), alerta (pt), atento (pt) Romanian: vigilent (ro), atent (ro) Russian: бди́тельный (ru) (bdítelʹnyj) Scottish Gaelic: faireil Spanish: atento (es), avizor