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watch vs wake

wake vs watch

watch and wake both are nouns.

watch and wake both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
watch Yes No Yes No
wake Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wake is a hyponym of watch; that is, wake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than watch:
  • watch: the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
  • wake: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
Other hyponyms of watch include viewing, agrypnia.
watch (noun) wake (noun)
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
a small portable timepiece the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
watch (verb) wake (verb)
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort be awake, be alert, be there
look attentively stop sleeping
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful cause to become awake or conscious
observe without intervening to alert someone to something
observe or determine by looking arouse or excite feelings and passions
see or watch
follow with the eyes or the mind
Difference between watch and wake

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