watch-out
Chunk: watch out
Meaning & Usage
Watch out is a very common exclamation used to warn someone of immediate physical danger. When used in a full sentence to warn about a specific hazard, it is followed by the preposition "for".
🧲 Common Collocates
- Exclamations: Watch out!
- Specific Hazards: watch out for the ice, watch out for cars, watch out for that step.
💬 Contextual Examples
- Watch out! You almost stepped on a piece of broken glass.
- You need to watch out for pickpockets when you are in the crowded tourist areas.
- The trail is very steep here, so watch out.
🎴 Interactive Web Practice
Practice 1: Watch ______! There is a car coming.
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out Practice 2: You should watch out ______ bears if you are hiking in this forest.
Answer:
for Practice 3: The sign warned drivers to ______ out for falling rocks.
Answer:
watch 🔗 Knowledge Base Connections
- 🔑 Parent Keyword: watch
- ⚖️ Synonym Chunk: be-careful