watched
見た
解説 Definition
watched は watch（見る、注意して見る）の過去形・過去分詞です。映画や試合、人の動きなどを見た、または見守ったことを表します。
Watched is the past-tense and past-participle form of watch. It describes looking at a movie, game, person, or activity for some time, often with attention, or keeping someone under observation or care.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
watched は原形 watch「注意して見る」に -ed を付けた過去形・過去分詞です。watch の語末 /tʃ/ は無声音なので、-ed は /t/ と発音し /wɒtʃt/ となります。watch a movie、watch a game、watch the children のように、一定時間目を向ける場面で覚えます。
Begin with watch, meaning to look at something attentively over a period of time. Add -ed to make watched; because watch ends in the voiceless sound /tʃ/, the ending is pronounced /t/, not as an extra syllable. Picture three familiar patterns: watched a movie, watched the game, and watched the children. The first two mean following entertainment or an event with your eyes, while the third may mean observing or caring for someone. Unlike saw, watched usually suggests sustained attention rather than a single visual moment.
例文
I watched a movie last night.
昨夜、映画を見ました。
We watched the game on TV.
私たちはテレビでその試合を見ました。
She watched the children in the park.
彼女は公園で子どもたちを見守りました。
watched の類義語・関連語
watched の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 wæccan（目を覚ましている、見張る）が語源で、ゲルマン祖語 *wakjaną に遡る。「眠らずに見守る」が原義で、そこから「注視する」意味に発展。関連語: watch（時計＝夜番の時間計測具）、wake（目覚める）。同じ語根から「警戒」の意味合いが生まれた。
Watched consists of watch and the past-tense or past-participle ending -ed. Watch comes from Old English wæccan, “to be awake” or “keep watch,” and belongs to a Germanic word group connected with wake. The earliest idea was remaining awake and alert to guard or observe. From that sense, the verb broadened to mean looking attentively at events, performances, people, or movements over a period of time.
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