watches out
Keeps an eye
Watches out means to stay alert for danger or problems.
It often appears as a warning: Watch out for that pothole! or Watch out—he's behind you!
To watch out for someone can also mean to look after them protectively: Her older brother watches out for her at school.
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- on the lookoutActively seeking or guarding
- heedfulnessQuality of being alert
heads up · danger ahead · defender · chaperone · protecting · vigilant · avoiding · mindful · carefulness · take care · safety first · sentinel · custodian · warden · attentiveness · beware · on guard · sentry
watches outignores
Refuses to acknowledge
overlooks · disregards · tunes out · zones out · spaces out
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