Meanings
present singular third person watches out · participle present watching out · participle past watched out · past watched out
- idiomaticTo 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.
1 more example
Being exiled from the Nexus was a huge shock, I still can't believe Tann did that. But at least Sloane's watching out for us and giving us whatever land we want. We hope to make a life out here and we've got our very own lakeside property with a view.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Fresh startSynonyms: to beware, to get away, to heed, to mind
- Used to warn someone of an imminent danger.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans pasop
- pasopproceed with caution
Basque kontuz
- kontuzproceed with caution
Bengali খবরদার
- খবরদার (khobrodar)proceed with caution
Bulgarian внима́вам, внимавай!
- внима́вам (vnimávam)to use caution
- внимавай! (vnimavaj!)proceed with caution
- пази се! (pazi se!)proceed with caution
Catalan compte!
- compte!proceed with caution
Chinese Mandarin 注意, 小心！
- 注意 (zhùyì)to use caution
- 小心！ (xiǎoxīn!)proceed with caution
Czech dávat pozor, dávat bacha
- dávat pozorto use caution
- dávat bachato use caution
- pozor!proceed with caution
- bacha!proceed with caution
Danish pas på
- pas påproceed with caution
Dutch oppassen, pas op
- oppassento use caution
- pas opproceed with caution
Finnish varoa, varo!
- varoato use caution
- varo!proceed with caution
- varokaa!proceed with caution
French faire attention, attention
- faire attentionto use caution
- attentionproceed with caution
German aufpassen, achtgeben
- aufpassento use caution
- achtgebento use caution
- Achtungproceed with caution
- Vorsichtproceed with caution
- vorsichtigproceed with caution
- passt auf!proceed with caution
- pass auf!proceed with caution
Greek προσοχή!
- προσοχή! (prosochí!)proceed with caution
Hungarian vigyáz, vigyázzon
- vigyázto use caution
- vigyázzonproceed with caution
- vigyázzproceed with caution
- vigyázzanakproceed with caution
- vigyázzatokproceed with caution
Italian attento!, fare attenzione
- attento!to use caution
- fare attenzioneto use caution
- attenzione!proceed with caution
Japanese 気を付ける, 気を付けて！
- 気を付ける (ki o tsukeru)to use caution
- 気を付けて！ (ki o tsukete!)proceed with caution
Korean 조심해!
- 조심해! (josimhae!)proceed with caution
Malay awas!
- awas!proceed with caution
Polish uwaga!
- uwaga!proceed with caution
Portuguese ter cuidado, tomar cuidado
- ter cuidadoto use caution
- tomar cuidadoto use caution
- cuidado!proceed with caution
Romanian fi atent, fiți atenți!
- fi atentto use caution
- fiți atenți!proceed with caution
- fi atent!proceed with caution
- atenție!proceed with caution
Russian остерега́ться, осторо́жно!
- остерега́ться (osteregátʹsja)to use caution
- осторо́жно! (ostoróžno!)proceed with caution
Spanish tener cuidado, estar al loro
- tener cuidadoto use caution
- estar al loroto use caution
- estar atentoto use caution
- estarse alertoto use caution
- cuidadoproceed with caution
- ojoproceed with caution
- tateproceed with caution
- epaproceed with caution
- épaleproceed with caution
- toproceed with caution
- alertaproceed with caution
- avisónproceed with caution
Swedish se upp, se upp
- se uppto use caution
- se uppproceed with caution
Ukrainian обере́жно!
- обере́жно! (oberéžno!)proceed with caution
Vietnamese coi chừng, cẩn thận
- coi chừngto use caution
- cẩn thậnto use caution
- chú ýto use caution
- để ýto use caution
Cite this entry
watch out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20out
“watch out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watch out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20out.
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