The German word for watch is
Uhr
Gender
The gender of Uhr is feminine. E.g. die Uhr.Plural
The plural of Uhr is Uhren.German Definition
| watch | |
| Substantiv: | |
| [1] eine kleine Uhr | |
| [2] die Wache | |
| Verb: | |
| [1] (intransitiv) zuschauen | |
| [2] (transitiv) beobachten | |
| [3] (transitiv) sich etwas ansehen, zuschauen bei | |
| [4] (transitiv) aufpassen auf | |
| [5] (transitiv) achten auf | |
| [1] The world is watching. |
Translations for watch and their definitions
| Uhr | ||
| n-f. (invariable) hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period) | ||
| Es ist vier Uhr. - It is four o'clock. | ||
| Es ist vier Uhr zwölf. - It is twelve minutes past four. | ||
| Wieviel Uhr ist es? - What time is it? | ||
| n-f. clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time) | ||
| (hyponyms, Armbanduhr, Standuhr, Wanduhr) | ||
| Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is running slow. | ||
| n-f. (in compounds) meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption) | ||
| Wasseruhr - water meter | ||
| Gasuhr - gas meter | ||
| n-f. (informal) clockwise direction | ||
| mit der Uhr - clockwise | ||
| gegen die Uhr - widdershins, counterclockwise | ||
| Ansehen | ||
| n. prestige, authoritativeness | ||
| n. renown | ||
| v. to look at, to have a look | ||
| Sieh dir diese riesige Tomate an. - Have a look at this huge tomato. | ||
| v. to look at (with a certain expression or emotion) | ||
| Sie sah ihn erstaunt an. - She looked at him in astonishment. | ||
| v. to regard, to consider, to look on (something in a certain way or having a certain quality) (+preo, als) | ||
| Ich sehe ihren Schutz als unsere Verantwortung an. - I see their protection as our responsibility. | ||
| v. to watch (a movie, a television program, sports, etc) | ||
| Siehst du gerne Fußball im Fernsehen an? - Do you like to watch soccer/football on television? | ||
| v. (zu infinitive) appearing, to look at | ||
| Sarah ist wunderschön anzusehen. - Sarah is beautiful to look at. | ||
| Armbanduhr |  | ||
| n-f. wristwatch | |||
| Sehen | ||
| n. (gerund of sehen): "seeing". | ||
| v. to see; to have sight | ||
| Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well. | ||
| v. to see (something); to perceive by vision | ||
| v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out | ||
| v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation) | ||
| Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?) | ||
| v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context) | ||
| auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something | ||
| v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach) | ||
| Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently? | ||
| v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see | ||
| Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear. | ||
| Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself. | ||
| zusehen | ||
| v. to watch | ||
| Ich kann dir von hier aus zusehen. - I can watch you from over here. | ||
| v. to watch out, to take care; to make sure, to see to it (that something happens) | ||
| Achtung! Sieh zu, wo du stehst. - Careful! Watch where you're standing. | ||
| Seht zu, dass ihr pünktlich seid. - Make sure that you’ll be on time | ||
| Keine Sorge, ich sehe zu, dass du nicht ins Gefängnis kommst. - Don't worry, I'll see to it that you don't go to jail. | ||
| Wachen | ||
| n. plural of Wache | ||
| n. gerund of wachen | ||
| v. to be awake | ||
| v. to watch, to guard | ||
| beobachten | ||
| v. to watch, to observe | ||
| Sie werden beobachtet. - You are being watched. | ||
| aufpassen | ||
| v. to watch out, to be alert | ||
| Pass auf! - Watch out! | ||
| v. to look after, to take care of | ||
| Könntest du kurz auf meinen Hund aufpassen? - Could you look after my dog for a moment? | ||
| Pass auf dich auf. - Take care of yourself. | ||
| v. to be attentive (with something) | ||
| Er soll mit seinem Geld aufpassen - He should be careful with his money. | ||
| Wache | ||
| n-f. wake, watch (act), vigil | ||
| n-f. watch (person or persons) | ||
| n-f. (short for, Polizeiwache:) police station | ||
| adj. form of wach | ||
| v. first-person singular present of wachen | ||
| v. first-person singular subjunctive of wachen | ||
| v. third-person singular subjunctive of wachen | ||
| v. singular imperative of wachen | ||
| überwachen | ||
| v. to control, to monitor, to supervise | ||
| v. to keep under surveillance | ||
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