Watchful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; ; ; ; - Shakespeare

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɑːtʃfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒtʃfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒtʃfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɑːtʃfəl/.

Examples

caught by a couple of alert cops
alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came
constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alert sleepless insomniac

Antonyms

unalert

Parts of Speech

adjective	engaged in or accustomed to close observation “caught by a couple of alert cops”
adjective	experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; ; ; ; - Shakespeare “insomniac old people”

Word Forms

alert	noun	condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
alertness	noun	lively attentiveness
watchfulness	noun	the process of paying close and continuous attention
sleeplessness	noun	a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wachsam

sich mit genauer Beobachtung beschäftigen oder daran gewöhnt sind

🇫🇷French

vigilant

engagé ou habitué à une observation rapprochée

🇪🇸Spanish

vigilante

comprometido o acostumbrado a la observación cercana

🇮🇹Italian

vigile

impegnato o abituato a un'osservazione ravvicinata

🇳🇱Dutch

waakzaam

bezig met of gewend aan nauwkeurige observatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

vigilante

envolvido ou acostumado a observação atenta

🇷🇺Russian

бдительный

занимается или привык к пристальному наблюдению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चौकन्ना

निकट निरीक्षण में लगा हुआ या आदी

🇧🇩Bengali

সতর্ক

নিযুক্ত বা ঘনিষ্ঠ পর্যবেক্ষণে অভ্যস্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனத்துடன்

நெருக்கமான கண்காணிப்பில் ஈடுபட்டு அல்லது பழகியவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

జాగరూకతతో

నిమగ్నమై లేదా దగ్గరి పరిశీలనకు అలవాటు పడ్డారు

🇮🇳Marathi

सावध

जवळून निरीक्षणात गुंतलेले किंवा नित्याचे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાવચેત

નજીકના નિરીક્ષણમાં રોકાયેલા અથવા ટેવાયેલા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾವಲು

ನಿಕಟ ವೀಕ್ಷಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಒಗ್ಗಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജാഗ്രതയുള്ള

സൂക്ഷ്മ നിരീക്ഷണത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശീലിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੌਕਸ

ਵਿਚ ਰੁੱਝਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਨਿਰੀਖਣ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਆਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوکس

قریبی مشاہدے میں مصروف یا عادی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

警惕的

从事或习惯于密切观察

🇯🇵Japanese

用心深い

綿密な観察に従事している、またはそれに慣れている

🇰🇷Korean

주의 깊은

면밀한 관찰에 참여하거나 익숙함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thận trọng

tham gia hoặc quen với việc quan sát chặt chẽ

🇹🇭Thai

ตื่นตัว

มีส่วนร่วมหรือคุ้นเคยกับการสังเกตอย่างใกล้ชิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

waspada

terlibat atau terbiasa melakukan observasi jarak dekat

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagbantay

nakikibahagi sa o nakasanayan sa malapit na pagmamasid

🇲🇾Malay

berjaga-jaga

terlibat dalam atau biasa dengan pemerhatian rapat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساهرة

منخرطًا أو معتادًا على المراقبة الدقيقة

🇮🇷Persian

مراقب

درگیر یا عادت به مشاهده نزدیک

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkatli

yakın gözlemle meşgul veya buna alışkın

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֵרָנִי

עוסק או רגיל להתבוננות מדוקדקת

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