Meanings
verbwatch like a hawk (third-person singular simple present watches like a hawk, present participle watching like a hawk, simple past and past participle watched like a hawk)
present singular third person watches like a hawk · participle present watching like a hawk · participle past watched like a hawk · past watched like a hawk
- transitivesimileTo observe (someone or something) closely and keenly.
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APA
watch like a hawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20like%20a%20hawk
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“watch like a hawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20like%20a%20hawk. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watch like a hawk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20like%20a%20hawk.
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