🇬🇧 Watch meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A watch is a tiny clock that you can carry around on your body, usually on a band around your wrist. It helps you know what time it is without needing a big wall clock. Some watches have numbers, some have little hands that point to the numbers, and some can even show the date or glow in the dark. People use watches so they don’t miss important things, like school, dinner, or their favorite cartoon.

I set my watch five minutes fast, but my brain is ten minutes slow, so it doesn’t help at all.

I wore two watches to be extra on time and still managed to be extra late.

I asked my watch what time it was, and it silently judged me for being late again.

My watch beeps every hour, like a tiny robot yelling, “You’re still not doing your homework!”

I wear my watch so tight that it probably knows my pulse better than the school nurse.

A girl gets a small watch as a gift. She puts the watch on her arm. She looks at the watch to see the time. At the bus stop she checks her watch many times. The watch is bright and warm. When the bus comes, she shows the watch to her friend and smiles.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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