watch out

Language

See also: watchout

English

Etymology

watch + out

Pronunciation

Audio (UK): (file)
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Audio (General Australian): (file)
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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)Category:English lemmas#WATCHOUT Category:English verbs#WATCHOUT Category:English phrasal verbs#WATCHOUT Category:English phrasal verbs formed with %22out%22#WATCHOUT Category:English multiword terms#WATCHOUT Category:English entries with incorrect language header#WATCHOUT Category:Pages with entries#WATCH%20OUT Category:Pages with 1 entry#WATCH%20OUT

(idiomatic Category:English idioms#WATCHOUT) 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#WATCHOUT
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, 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.
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Synonyms

Derived terms

watchout (noun)

Translations

to use caution

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Armenian: զգուշանալ (hy) (zgušanal)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#WATCHOUT
Bulgarian: внима́вам (bg) impf (vnimávam)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#WATCHOUT
Chinese:
Mandarin: 注意 (zh) (zhùyì)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#WATCH%20OUT Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#WATCHOUT
Czech: dávat pozor (cs)Category:Terms with Czech translations#WATCHOUT, dávat bacha (cs) impfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#WATCHOUT
Dutch: oppassen (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#WATCHOUT
Finnish: varoa (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#WATCHOUT
French: faire attention (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#WATCHOUT
Georgian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Georgian#WATCHOUT
German: aufpassen (de)Category:Terms with German translations#WATCHOUT, achtgeben (de)Category:Terms with German translations#WATCHOUT
Hungarian: vigyáz (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#WATCHOUT
Ingrian: hoitiissaCategory:Terms with Ingrian translations#WATCHOUT
Italian: attento! (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#WATCHOUT, fare attenzione (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#WATCHOUT
Japanese: 気を付ける (ja) (ki o tsukeru)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#WATCHOUT
Korean: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Korean#WATCHOUT
Lao: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Lao#WATCHOUT
Neapolitan: stà accorteCategory:Terms with Neapolitan translations#WATCHOUT
Portuguese: ter cuidadoCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#WATCHOUT, tomar cuidado (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#WATCHOUT
Romanian: fi atentCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#WATCHOUT
Russian: остерега́ться (ru) impf (osteregátʹsja)Category:Terms with Russian translations#WATCHOUT
Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Serbo-Croatian#WATCHOUT
Slovak: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Slovak#WATCHOUT
Spanish: tener cuidadoCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT, estar al loro (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT (colloquial), estar atentoCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT, estarse alertoCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT
Swedish: se upp (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#WATCHOUT
Thai: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Thai#WATCHOUT
Ukrainian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Ukrainian#WATCHOUT
Venetan: ocioCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#WATCHOUT, òcio (vec)Category:Terms with Venetan translations#WATCHOUT
Vietnamese: coi chừng (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#WATCHOUT, cẩn thận (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#WATCHOUT, chú ý (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#WATCHOUT, để ý (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#WATCHOUT

See also

Interjection

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Used to warn someone of an imminent danger.

Translations

proceed with caution

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Afrikaans: pasopCategory:Terms with Afrikaans translations#WATCHOUT
Basque: kontuz (eu)Category:Terms with Basque translations#WATCHOUT
Belarusian: асцяро́жна! (ascjaróžna!)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#WATCHOUT
Bengali: খবরদার (bn) (khobrodar)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#WATCHOUT
Bulgarian: внимавай! (bg) (vnimavaj!)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#WATCHOUT, пази се! (pazi se!)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#WATCHOUT
Catalan: compte! (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#WATCHOUT
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小心！ (zh) (xiǎoxīn!)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#WATCHOUT
Czech: pozor! (cs)Category:Terms with Czech translations#WATCHOUT, bacha! (cs)Category:Terms with Czech translations#WATCHOUT
Danish: pas påCategory:Terms with Danish translations#WATCHOUT
Dutch: pas op (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#WATCHOUT
Estonian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Estonian#WATCHOUT
Finnish: varo!Category:Terms with Finnish translations#WATCHOUT (singular), varokaa!Category:Terms with Finnish translations#WATCHOUT (polite or plural)
French: attention (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#WATCHOUT
Galician: ollo! (gl)Category:Galician links with redundant target parameters#WATCH%20OUT Category:Terms with Galician translations#WATCHOUT, cata (gl)Category:Terms with Galician translations#WATCHOUT (archaic)
German: Achtung (de)Category:Terms with German translations#WATCHOUT, Vorsicht (de)Category:Terms with German translations#WATCHOUT, vorsichtig (de)Category:Terms with German translations#WATCHOUT, passt auf! (de)Category:Terms with German translations#WATCHOUT, pass auf! (de)Category:Terms with German translations#WATCHOUT
Greek: προσοχή! (el) (prosochí!)Category:Terms with Greek translations#WATCHOUT
Guarani:
Paraguayan Guarani: ^{(please verify)} cháke (gn)Category:Terms with Paraguayan Guarani translations#WATCHOUT Category:Requests for review of Paraguayan Guarani translations#WATCHOUT
Hungarian: vigyázzonCategory:Terms with Hungarian translations#WATCHOUT (formal, to one person), vigyázz (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#WATCHOUT (informal, to one person), vigyázzanakCategory:Terms with Hungarian translations#WATCHOUT (formal, to a group), vigyázzatokCategory:Terms with Hungarian translations#WATCHOUT (informal, to a group)
Italian: attenzione! (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#WATCHOUT
Japanese: 気を付けて！ (きをつけて！, ki o tsukete!)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#WATCHOUT
Khmer: ប្រយ័ត្ន (km) (prɑyat)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#WATCHOUT
Korean: 조심해! (ko) (josimhae!)Category:Terms with Korean translations#WATCHOUT
Latvian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Latvian#WATCHOUT
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Lithuanian#WATCHOUT
Malay: awas!Category:Terms with Malay translations#WATCHOUT
Neapolitan: accorte!Category:Terms with Neapolitan translations#WATCHOUT
Polish: uwaga! (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#WATCHOUT
Portuguese: cuidado! (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#WATCHOUT
Romanian: fiți atenți!Category:Terms with Romanian translations#WATCHOUT, fi atent!Category:Terms with Romanian translations#WATCHOUT, atenție! (ro)Category:Terms with Romanian translations#WATCHOUT
Russian: осторо́жно! (ru) (ostoróžno!)Category:Terms with Russian translations#WATCHOUT
Serbo-Croatian: pazi! (sh)Category:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#WATCHOUT
Spanish: cuidado (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT, ojo (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT, tateCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT, epa (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT, épale (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT, to (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT, alerta (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT, avisónCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#WATCHOUT
Swedish: se upp (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#WATCHOUT
Ukrainian: обере́жно! (oberéžno!)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#WATCHOUT

See also

beware, look out, watch it

Anagrams

outwatch

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