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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unwatch en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + watch.

Meanings

  1. (rare, transitive) To undo the watching of something; to unsee.
    • I wish I could unwatch this nightmare so that I wouldn't have this baggage knocking around in my brain for the rest of my life. Never, for the love of God, watch this movie. 2004, Charles Roxburgh, Matt Farley, Tom Scalzo, ShockJuly: An Adventure in Horror, page 65:
  2. (qualifier:wiki jargon, transitive) To remove (a webpage) from one's watchlist.
    • To unwatch a page, you can simply revisit the page; you'll notice the tab now says Unwatch. Click the tab again to remove the page. 2008, Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates, How Wikipedia Works: And How You Can Be a Part of It, page 319:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unwatches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unwatching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unwatched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unwatched Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (1)

sl odopazovati (To remove from one's watchlist)