watch for

phrasal verb

watched for; watching for; watches for

: to look for (someone or something expected)

She watches for her school bus from inside her house.

The doctors watched for signs of the disease.

: to look for (something that one wants to get or use)

She is always watching for sales.

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But there’s much more to CES than consumer tech, and here are the trends to watch for at CES 2025: More Smart Glasses, Laptop Refreshes, And New PC Components Smart glasses can be broadly categorized into two types. —

Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Each of the 28 igloos has comfortable beds, a full bathroom, and a 16-foot-wide window on its roof, enabling guests to watch for the aurora borealis at night. —

Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025 Few laws have enough oversight to watch for these types of physicians and aesthetic injectors. —

Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Here are some of the biggest themes to watch for in 2025, including the rise of Chinese EVs and what a shrinking industry may mean for consumers. —

Morgan Korn, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for watch for