Used in a Sentence

watched

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for watched.

Editorial note

Microsoft has watched Apple get away with this stuff for years and make billions off of it.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Monitored.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of watched gathered in one view.

adjective

Monitored.

adjective

Wearing a watch.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for watched.

adjective

Monitored.

adjective

Wearing a watch.

Example sentences

1

Microsoft has watched Apple get away with this stuff for years and make billions off of it.

2

If anyone hasn't watched the documentary on Miyazaki, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, I'd highly recommend it.

3

I just watched the latest Mythbusters, where Adam went up in a U-2 spy aircraft to 70k feet.

4

Netflix can find videos for you to watch based on what you've watched before.

5

WSJ reporters even appear as Fox correspondents now (at least, when I watched briefly a few months ago).

6

I've never watched anything through the Amazon app but she does occasionally (again, using my account).

7

I watched the F-22 do a Herbst maneuver today at the Seafair in Seattle which is impossible without thrust vectoring.

8

What, you've never watched a politician or an actor on TV?

9

I skimmed through and watched for when Michael comes back again at the end.

10

For all the hours of this show that I watched, it still feels like the characters are very two dimensional, even the main character.

11

Should MS have watched the contractor more closely?

12

I watched a few of your live coding streams on twitch.

Quote examples

1

I watched a family member Google "budget rental cars" to get to budget.com.

2

Like "I've not read an article or watched a video related to this category in years if ever, even by accident" levels of relevance.

3

"I haven't watched TV in more than a decade." So it seems like you would be the worst possible person to ask if TV has objectively gotten "worse".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use watched in a sentence?

Microsoft has watched Apple get away with this stuff for years and make billions off of it.

What does watched mean?

Monitored.

What part of speech is watched?

watched is commonly used as adjective.