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Med med Posted 11 years ago
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what is the difference?

what is the difference between; see .stare.look and watch??
  

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Have a look at the definitions in some of the dictionaries at www.onelook.com. Come back here if you have any questions.
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See means in general sense, look in searching way, stare- obliquely angery way and watch in guarding way
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The difference between "see" and "watch" is similar to the difference between "hear" and "listen". The first is not intentional, the second is. The first is something that happens. The second is something that you do, it is an ongoing activity.

Watching and listening imply that you are actively paying attention to something, and doing so for a period of time.

Insofar as a fla
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1. See is the most general word for observation: Yes, I see him over there.

2. Stare means to observe rudely or obsessively: Don't stare at that crippled man. That guy always stares at me when I walk past him.

3. Look is often used as a command: Look, over there. That's him. Otherwise, it's similar to see, a general word for observation, but usually in the sense of searc
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see=not intentionally seeing something
watch=intentionally seeing something
stare=observing the same point for a long time
look=started observing something.
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'Watch' also applies only to movement.

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