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)

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

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