How to Pronounce "keep watch over"
expression
ˈkip/ /ˈwɑtʃ/, /ˈwɔtʃ/ /ˈoʊvɝ
KEEP WAHCH OH-ver
kˈiːp/ /wˈɒtʃ/ /ˈəʊvɐ
KEEP WOTCH OH-vuh
Definition
To watch someone or something carefully to protect, guard, or supervise. It means paying attention to make sure nothing bad happens.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkip/ /ˈwɑtʃ/, /ˈwɔtʃ/ /ˈoʊvɝ
British English
kˈiːp/ /wˈɒtʃ/ /ˈəʊvɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KEEP WAHCH OH-ver
UK
KEEP WOTCH OH-vuh
Listen in Context
Parents keep watch over their children at the playground.
A nurse keeps watch over the patients at night.
Soldiers keep watch over the border.
Can you keep watch over my bag while I go to the bathroom?