watch out

English

Etymology

watch + out

Pronunciation

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Verb

watch out (third-person singular simple present watches out, present participle watching out, simple past and past participle watched out)

(idiomatic) To be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.
Watch out for low doorways, so you don’t hit your head.

Synonyms

Related terms

Translations

to use caution

Armenian: զգուշանալ (hy) (zgušanal)
Bengali: (interjection) খবরদার (khôbôrôdar)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 注意 (zh) (zhùyì)
Dutch: oppassen (nl)
Finnish: varoa (fi)
French: faire attention (fr)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: aufpassen (de), Achtung (de)

Hungarian: vigyáz (hu)
Italian: attento! (it)
Japanese: 気を付ける (ja) (ki o tsukeru)
Portuguese: ter cuidado, tomar cuidado (pt)
Russian: остерегаться (ru) (osteregatʹsja)
Spanish: tener cuidado, estar al loro (es) (colloquial)
Swedish: se upp (sv)
Venetian: ocio, òcio (vec)
Vietnamese: coi chừng (vi), cẩn thận (vi), chú ý (vi), để ý (vi)

Interjection

Used to warn someone of an imminent danger.

Translations

proceed with caution

Belarusian: асцяро́жна! (ascjaróžna!)
Catalan: compte! (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小心！ (zh) (xiǎoxīn!)
French: attention! (fr)
German: Achtung! (de), vorsichtig! (de)
Greek: προσοχή! (el) (prosochí!)

Italian: attenzione! (it)
Japanese: 気を付けて！ (きをつけて！, ki o tsukete!)
Korean: 조심해! (ko) (Josimhae!)
Portuguese: cuidado! (pt)
Russian: осторо́жно! (ru) (ostoróžno!)
Spanish: cuidado! (es), ojo! (es)
Ukrainian: обере́жно! (oberéžno!)

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