check one's watch — to look at one's watch to see what time it is
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More collocations with watch (15)
watch a game
to observe a game as a spectator
watch a movie
to view a film as entertainment
watch a show
view a performance or television program
watch a video
to view a recorded or streamed video
watch the sky
to observe the sky attentively over a period of time
wear a watch
to have a watch fastened around one's wrist
digital watch
a watch that displays the time as numerals on a screen
gold watch
a watch made of or plated with gold, traditionally given as a retirement gift
More collocations with check (8)
background check
an investigation into a person's past history, typically conducted for employment or security purposes
final check
a last inspection or review done immediately before completing or submitting something
security check
an inspection carried out to verify safety or prevent potential threats
run a check
carry out a systematic search or verification, often using a database or system
routine check
a regular, standard inspection carried out as a normal procedure
check the facts
to verify whether information is accurate before acting on it
redundancy check
an error-checking method that uses additional information to detect mistakes
check off
mark an item on a list to show that it has been examined or completed
Sharing same tag — verb_noun
Words
- answer a question to provide a response to a question
- answer the phone to pick up a ringing phone and speak to the caller
- ask a question to address a question to someone in order to find something out
- attend a class be present at a scheduled lesson
- become a father have a child for the first time; take on the role of a father
- boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food
- brush hair to smooth or style hair by drawing a brush through it
- build a house construct a house from the ground up
- build a wall construct a wall
- buy a car to purchase a car
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