What's the difference between observe and watch?

Observe


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe civility.
  • (v. t.) To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army.
  • (v. t.) To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.
  • (v. i.) To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to attend.
  • (v. i.) To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with on or upon.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The patterns observed were: clusters of granules related to the cell membrane; positive staining localized to portions of the cell membrane, and, less commonly, the whole cell circumference.
  • (2) However, this deficit was observed only when the sample-place preceded but not when it followed the interpolated visits (second experiment).
  • (3) In conclusion, in S-rats a glucose-stimulated insulin release is accompanied by an increase in IBF, but this is not observed in P-rats.
  • (4) The combined immediate and delayed responses to fleas in the dog are as observed by other investigators in man and guinea pigs.
  • (5) However, when cross-linked to anti-CD4 or anti-CD8 antibodies a markedly enhanced proliferation of the corresponding subpopulation is observed.
  • (6) Using monoclonal antibodies directed against the plasma membrane of Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, we demonstrated previously that a glycoprotein with an Mr = 23,000 (gp23) had a non-polarized cell surface distribution and was observed on both the apical and basolateral membranes (Ojakian, G. K., Romain, R. E., and Herz, R. E. (1987) Am.
  • (7) Stimulation is also observed with mixtures of APC expressing DPw3 and APC expressing A1, and likewise, DPw3+ APC become stimulatory when preincubated with supernatants from A1-positive cells.
  • (8) For this reason, these observations should not be disregarded.
  • (9) No differences between the two substances were observed with respect to side effects and general tolerability.
  • (10) The testing of other models and their failure to describe the kinetic observations are discussed.
  • (11) The extrusion of granules into the intercellular space via exocytosis is frequently observed.
  • (12) The time of observation varied between 2 and 17 years.
  • (13) Insensitive variants die more slowly than wild type cells, with 10-20% cell death observed within 24 h after addition of dexamethasone.
  • (14) The subcellular distribution of sialyltransferase and its product of action, sialic acid, was investigated in the undifferentiated cells of the rat intestinal crypts and compared with the pattern observed in the differentiated cells present in the surface epithelium.
  • (15) No reaction product was observed in the lamellar areas.
  • (16) Cyanoacrylate and PDS coatings were not detectable after 6 weeks while PHBA and PLLA coatings were still observed after 48 weeks.
  • (17) A total of 13 ascertainments of folate sensitive autosomal fragile sites is observed, of which 10q23 fragility appears to be the most frequent.
  • (18) This new observation offers good possibilities to study the metabolism of tryptophan at the cellular level.
  • (19) These membrane perturbation effects not observed with bleomycin-iron in the presence of a hydroxyl radical scavenger, dimethyl thiourea, or a chelating agent, desferrioxamine, were correlated with the ability of the complex to generate highly reactive oxygen species.
  • (20) The fluctuations in [Ca2+]i measured with fura-2 were synchronized among the population of cells observed and were sensitive to extracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]o).

Watch


Definition:

  • (v. i.) The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night.
  • (v. i.) One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard.
  • (v. i.) The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
  • (v. i.) The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.
  • (v. i.) A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.
  • (n.) An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch.
  • (n.) That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch.
  • (v. i.) To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.
  • (v. i.) To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.
  • (v. i.) To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
  • (v. i.) To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever.
  • (v. i.) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; -- said of a buoy.
  • (v. t.) To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature.
  • (v. t.) To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) They had watched him celebrate mass with three million pilgrims on the packed-out shores of Copacabana beach .
  • (2) It was like watching somebody pouring a blue liquid into a glass, it just began filling up.
  • (3) Facial expression, EEG, and self-report of subjective emotional experience were recorded while subjects individually watched both pleasant and unpleasant films.
  • (4) The government has been counting on the fact that their attacks on the NHS are too complicated to be widely understood: after all, their Health and Social Care Act was much longer than the legislation that created the NHS under Aneurin Bevan’s watch in the first place.
  • (5) "We purposely watched it that way - to magnify the experience," Kidman says.
  • (6) Milan’s 4-0 win over Steaua in the European Cup final in 1989 was a great display so I’ve made my players watch the video.
  • (7) I liked watching Morecambe & Wise, I liked the Queen's speech because it was on and everyone listened to it.
  • (8) Yet Malema's influence continues to grow and his travails are watched with interest.
  • (9) Four million viewers tune in to the show every week and two million more watch online the next day.
  • (10) Lessons have been learned from previous Games, not least London 2012, in how to best frame the sporting action for maximum impact – not only for those watching on television but those attending in person.
  • (11) I could walk around more freely than in North Korea, but it was very apparent I was being watched.” The country consistently sits at the bottom of global freedom rankings, in the company of North Korea and Eritrea.
  • (12) The UK is a country we are watching closely on these issues.
  • (13) Russia's most widely watched television station, state-controlled Channel One, followed a bulletin about his death with a summary of the crimes he is accused of committing, including the siphoning of millions of dollars from national airline Aeroflot.
  • (14) But despite gendarmes keeping watch at entrances to the village, one local police officer said there were five times more journalists than security forces.
  • (15) I watch three hours of Smiley, then I have lunch, then I write for a couple of minutes. '
  • (16) I watched as she made the briefest eye contact with me on their way back, the flicker of hurt and sadness in her eyes reflecting mine, before the shutters came down.
  • (17) He said: “Henri is someone the club has been watching for a while and he has developed into an excellent player at Bordeaux.
  • (18) KNOWLEDGE ARCHIVE "Having watched 42-year-old Kevin Poole turn out for Derby recently, I wondered 'have any grandfathers ever played league football?'
  • (19) When you score a hat trick in the first 16 minutes of a World Cup Final with tens of millions of people watching across the world, essentially ending the match and clinching the tournament before most players worked up a sweat or Japan had a chance to throw in the towel, your status as a sports legend is forever secure – and any favorable comparisons thrown your way are deserved.
  • (20) They watch the Premier League everywhere in Africa."