Differences between see look and watch with examples and exercises
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good morning
oh and in case i don’t see you good
afternoon good evening and good night
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look see and watch are verbs that we use
to talk about our sense of sight
but they have important differences in
meaning
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c means to notice or become aware of
someone or something by using your eyes
we use c to mean simply that an image
comes into our eyes
as soon as we open our eyes we see
things that means we see automatically
we don’t have to make any effort
examples
i didn’t see you at the party last night
this weather is terrible
i can’t see anything i saw jack at the
party
look means to direct your eyes in a
particular direction
when we look we try to see we make a
special effort
we concentrate our eyes on something
examples
i like to look at the stars at night
mary looked at the picture and smiled
he looked at the bill before he paid it
watch means to look at someone or
something for an amount of time
and pay attention to what is happening
with the verb we are much more active
watches
like look but requires more effort from
us
we watch things that are going to move
or change in some way
and we watch the movements and changes
examples the police decided to watch the
suspected murderer rather than arrest
him immediately
they hoped he would lead them to the
body
i like to sit on my balcony and watch
people walk by
i watch movies every day on tv
we use watch for movies and television
at home and see for public performances
for example i saw los angeles lakers
play at staples center last month
i watched los angeles lakers play on the
tv
last night we stayed home and watched
some movies on television
have you ever seen your favorite singer
live on stage
if you were talking about something that
your eyes simply observe
you can use c if you are directing your
eyes at something
use look and if you are paying attention
to something
like a game or television program for a
period of time use watch
remember practice makes perfect
so have a go at the following exercise
to practice using
c look and watch
can you see the blue car on the left
don’t look at the sun with naked eyes
watch me very carefully when you dance
don’t look down
i like to go to the zoo to watch the
animals when they are eating
look the plane is taking off did you see
the advert in the newspaper
i’m going outside for a minute would you
please watch my bag
did you see how he kicked the ball when
i shut my eyes i can see strange visions
cats can see in the dark
look at those beautiful pictures can you
watch the baby a minute i’ll be right
back
it’s very dark i can’t see anything
i usually watch television in the
evenings
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don’t look at me like that i didn’t do
anything wrong
i couldn’t see anything in the dark i
like to watch football matches on tv
please look at the clock and tell me
what time it is
do you see that man in the blue shirt
other meanings for c understand
i see what you mean imagine
i don’t see that you can meet
i saw him at the weekend find out
i’ll see what time it starts date
we have been seeing each other for three
months
other meanings for look appear or seem
she looks happy face a direction
the garden looks south search
i’m looking for my keys
other meanings for watch guard
the prisoner will be closely watched
keep up on i have been watching the
exchange rate
be careful of something watch your
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