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watch·ful  (wchfl)
adj.
1. Closely observant or alert; vigilant: kept a watchful eye on the clock. See Synonyms at aware, careful.
2. Archaic Not sleeping; awake.

watchful·ly adv.
watchful·ness n.

watchful [ˈwɒtʃfʊl]
adj
1. vigilant or alert
2. Archaic not sleeping
watchfully  adv
watchfulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.watchful - engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
wary - marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers"
awake - not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
lively - full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"
2.watchful - experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare
awake - not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"

watchful
adjective alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, guarded, suspicious, wary, on the lookout, circumspect, wide awake, on your toes, on your guard, on the watch, on the qui vive, heedful Children swam at the pool, under the watchful eye of the lifeguards.
unaware, reckless, careless, unwary, thoughtless, unguarded, inattentive, unmindful, unobservant
Translations
watchful [ˈwɒtʃfʊl] ADJ [eyes, face] → atento; (stronger) → vigilante
to be watchful (for sth)estar atento(a algo); (stronger) → mantener una actitud vigilante(ante algo)
to keep a watchful eye on sth/sbvigilar algo/a algn de cerca
under the watchful eye ofbajo la atenta mirada de, bajo la mirada vigilante de
watchful [ˈwɒtʃfʊl] adj [person] → vigilant(e)
under the watchful eye of sb → sous l'œil vigilant de qn
to keep a watchful eye on sb → surveiller qn de près
to keep a watchful eye on sth → garder un œil vigilant sur qch
watchful
adjwachsam; to keep a watchful eye on somebody/somethingein wachsames Auge auf jdn/etw werfen; to be watchful forwachsam Ausschau halten nach
watchful [ˈwɒtʃfʊl] adj to be watchful for sthstare attento a qc
to keep a watchful eye on sb → guardare con occhio vigile qn
under the watchful eye of → sotto lo sguardo vigile di


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This sudden kindness at your hands will only make me more watchful, lest under these unexpected favors to myself, you have some private ends to accomplish for your own benefit, and for my master's injury.
That quiet Monsieur Mills intimidated me a little by his age (I suppose he was thirty-five), his massive tranquillity, his clear, watchful eyes.
Dashwood, not less watchful of what passed than her daughter, but with a mind very differently influenced, and therefore watching to very different effect, saw nothing in the Colonel's behaviour but what arose from the most simple and self-evident sensations, while in the actions and words of Marianne she persuaded herself to think that something more than gratitude already dawned.
 
 
 
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