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Watch out meaning

Watch out is a phrasal verb used to warn someone to be careful of danger.

Past simple
watched out
Past participle
watched out
-ing form
watching out

What watch out means

be carefulB2

Used to warn someone to be careful of danger

Watch out for cars when you cross.

Similar phrasal verbs

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does watch out mean?

Used to warn someone to be careful of danger.

What is the past tense of watch out?

Watched out, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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