Hi There,
Here are three English sentences.
See the match.
Look at the match.
Watch the match.
All the three sentences are related to eyes, your vision.
But are all these three sentences correct or incorrect.
See, look and watch.
Always confuse many English students.
Although all these three words are used to talk about your sense of sight, that is using
your eyes.
But, they have different meanings.
Let’s understand how to use them correctly.
The first verb - Look.
When we look, we try to see.
We make a special effort.
We concentrate our eyes to find something.
We turn our eyes in a specific direction.
For example.
Look at that car, there’s no driver.
If you look in the top drawer, you will find candles.
The people turned to look at the man who was abusing.
Ryan looked at all the shirts and finally selected one to try on.
I looked in to the pin hole before opening the door.
People should look carefully before they cross the road.
Look at the crowd.
There must be something happening there.
Did you notice, in all these examples, someone is moving their eyes in a specific direction,
or concentrating their eyes on something.
So, when you carefully look at something or make and effor to see something.
Always use LOOK.
I hope that clear!
Now let’s look at the verb ‘see’.
We use ‘see’ when something comes in front of our eyes.
Unlike ‘look’ we don’t make an effort.
As soon as we open our eyes, we see something.
It’s not delibrate.
We just notice something, we don’t focus or concentrate while seeing something.
Here are some examples.
Form back of the building you can see the metro station.
Have you seen my mobile phone anywhere.
I can’t find it.
Let me know if you see some mistakes in my presentation.
My grandfather can’t see any thing without his glasses.
Did you see how excited the crowd was when the actor arrived?
Can you see that air plane up there?
Yesterday we saw a cat in the garden.
I am sure, with these example, it’s easy to understand, how to use ‘see’.
Now, let’s move on to watch.
The verb watch is used a bit differently than see and look.
We use watch, when we are more active observing something.
Watch is somewhat similar to Look, but need more effort from our eyes.
We generally watch moving things, or follow something that’s happening over a period
of time.
Such as, a cricket match, a movie.
Let’s look at some examples.
We were watching a film when the phone rang.
The whole family went to watch the new year light show.
The owner watched the dogs play.
Ryan decided to stay home and watch the tennis match on TV.
The police decided to watch for any suspicious movements.
Watch the milk and make sure it doesn’t spill.
The students watched the teacher attentively as she showed them the experiement.
That’s how you use watch in sentences.
Let’s quickly revise.
We use look, when we take an effort to see something.
See is used, when we notice something.
We don’t make an effort, we just notice something that comes in front of our eyes.
And finally, watch.
We use watch when we follow something attentively, such as a match or a movie.
That’s all for today.
I hope you got the difference between these three common English verbs.
Don’t confuse them next time and use the right verb.
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