422 – Look, see, watch

(1) Look

-Action verb

-When you look at someone or something, you simply direct your eyes at that person or thing.

-It can be for a short time, and it might not involve much thought.

- "Look" is often followed by an adverb or preposition.

o      Lookdown

o      Look around

o      Look at

Examples:

-Look to your right.

-He’s looking for his key.

-He looked back, but saw nobody.

-Look around for this sign.

-Look at this picture.

-Lookup there! Do you see that airplane?

(2) Watch

- To look at (someone or something) for an amount of time and pay attention to what is happening

- Much more active, require more effort

- Could you watch my bag, please?

- I watched a funny TV show last night.

- He enjoyed watching the egg being hatched to a chick.

- Watch where you are going.

- Watch out! There’s a car coming.

- I’ll show you how to do a perfect push-up. Just watch.

(3) See

- An action verb

-We use see to mean simply that an image comes into our eyes. It may not be deliberate. - As soon as we open our eyes, we see things.

- I saw a racoon hiding in the tree.

- Did you see Tom?

- We are going to see a concert tomorrow.

-Have you seen the latest Spiderman movie?