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# watchful

«watchful» in Mova's school dictionary: **happening, so you notice any danger or problem** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (watchful; more watchful, most watchful)

### meaning for a pupil

Paying careful attention to what is happening, so you notice any danger or problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchful/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in stories, safety and everyday life. A watchful parent, teacher or lifeguard keeps an eye on children. In stories it suggests protection or suspicion. Phrases: "under the watchful eye of", "keep a watchful eye on", "stay watchful".

### examples

- The lifeguard kept a watchful eye on the swimmers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchful/#x1)
- We built the den under the watchful eye of our teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchful/#x2)
- The mother bird was watchful as the cat came near. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchful/#x3)
- Be watchful when you cross a busy road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchful/#x4)
- The watchful guard noticed the open gate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchful/#x5)
- Meerkats take turns to be watchful while the others feed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchful/#x6)
- But the watchful Nephele contrived to circumvent her cruel designs, and succeeded in getting the children out of the palace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchful/#x7)

### note

Adjective from "watch" plus -ful (with one l). Adverb: watchfully; noun: watchfulness. Similar: alert, careful, vigilant.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «watchful» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchful/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.