watches over
Keeps safe from
Watches over means to guard, protect, or look after someone or something with ongoing attention.
The phrase implies vigilant care over time: A mother watches over her sleeping child, The shepherd watches over his flock.
It often carries a protective or nurturing quality, and appears frequently in religious contexts where a deity watches over believers.
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
- attendBe present at
- gazeFixed, intent look
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- takes careAttends to something
shepherd · mother hen · nurtures · sentinel · eyes · eyes on · babysitter · custodian · caretaker · protector · guardian angel · vigil · care for · owl · chaperone · warden · big brother · steward
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
watches overneglects
Fails to care for
ignores · abandons · disregards · forsakes · endangers
watches overabandons
Ceases to support
deserts · walks away from · washes hands of · leaves · forsakes
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