watch for

Meaning

1. Oxford89% of films

   to look and wait for sb / sth to appear or for sth to happen

In the movies · 5

• Watch for that crosswind. Level it out.Airplane!1980
• You think they're watching for me?Saboteur1942
• Thank you very much. I was going to sit here all day watching for him.Spellbound1945
• Watch for cars, kids.A Beautiful Mind2001
• Every day I kept watch for rescue...24 Hour Party People2002
• Watch for my sign.Batman Begins2005
• That's a small watch for a big man.Uncut Gems2019
• keeping watch for the fire monster.Spider-Man: Far From Home2019

Learn it in full scenes

• Airplane!1980
  • The White Zone vs the Red Zone
  • Elaine Leaves Ted at the Airport
  • Ted Meets Elaine on the Plane
• 24 Hour Party People2002
  • Tony Wilson Names the Factory
  • Tony Wilson Names Joy Division
  • Tony Wilson Announces the US Tour
• Uncut Gems2019
  • Collectors Come to Howard's Showroom
  • Howard and Dinah Fight Then Make Up
  • Kevin Garnett Shops for Jewelry

From the same entry

• watch the clock
• a watched pot never boils
• watch it
• watch your mouth
• watch this space
• watch the time
• watch the world go by
• mind your language
• mind your step
• watch out
• watch out for
• watch over