watch out

See also: watchout

English

Etymology

watch + out

Pronunciation

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Verb

watch out (third-person singular simple present watches out, present participle watching out, simple past and past participle watched out)

(idiomatic) To be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.
Watch out for low doorways, so you don’t hit your head.
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 1261299044, PC, scene: Fresh start:
  Being exiled from the Nexus was a huge shock, I still can't believe Tann did that. But at least Sloane's watching out for us and giving us whatever land we want. We hope to make a life out here and we've got our very own lakeside property with a view.

Synonyms

to beware
to get away
to heed
to mind

Translations

to use caution

Armenian: զգուշանալ (hy) (zgušanal)
Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 注意 (zh) (zhùyì)
Czech: dávat pozor (cs), dávat bacha (cs) impf
Dutch: oppassen (nl)
Finnish: varoa (fi)
French: faire attention (fr)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: aufpassen (de), achtgeben (de)
Hungarian: vigyáz (hu)
Italian: attento! (it), fare attenzione
Japanese: 気を付ける (ja) (ki o tsukeru)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Neapolitan: stà accorte
Portuguese: ter cuidado, tomar cuidado (pt)
Romanian: fi atent
Russian: остерега́ться (ru) impf (osteregátʹsja)
Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
Slovak: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: tener cuidado, estar al loro (es) (colloquial)
Swedish: se upp (sv)
Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can
Venetian: ocio, òcio (vec)
Vietnamese: coi chừng (vi), cẩn thận (vi), chú ý (vi), để ý (vi)

Interjection

watch out!

Used to warn someone of an imminent danger.

Translations

proceed with caution

Basque: kontuz (eu)
Belarusian: асцяро́жна! (ascjaróžna!)
Bengali: খবরদার (bn) (khôbôrôdar)
Bulgarian: внимавай! (bg) (vnimavaj!), пази се! (pazi se!)
Catalan: compte! (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小心！ (zh) (xiǎoxīn!)
Czech: pozor! (cs), bacha! (cs)
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: varo! (singular), varokaa! (polite or plural)
French: attention (fr)
Galician: ollo! (gl), cata (gl) (archaic)
German: Achtung (de), Vorsicht (de), vorsichtig (de), passt auf! (de), pass auf! (de)
Greek: προσοχή! (el) (prosochí!)
Guaraní: cháke (gn)
Hungarian: vigyázzon (formal, to one person), vigyázz (informal, to one person), vigyázzanak (formal, to a group), vigyázzatok (informal, to a group)
Italian: attenzione! (it)
Japanese: 気を付けて！ (きをつけて！, ki o tsukete!)
Khmer: ប្រយ័ត្ន (km) (prɑyat)
Korean: 조심해! (ko) (Josimhae!)
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Neapolitan: accorte!
Polish: uwaga! (pl)
Portuguese: cuidado! (pt)
Romanian: fiți atenți!, fi atent!, atenție! (ro)
Russian: осторо́жно! (ru) (ostoróžno!)
Serbo-Croatian: pazi! (sh)
Spanish: cuidado (es), ojo (es)
Swedish: se upp (sv)
Ukrainian: обере́жно! (oberéžno!)

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