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Meaning of "overwatch" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERWATCH

overwatch  [ˌəʊvəˈwɒtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERWATCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overwatch is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overwatch in English.

WHAT DOES OVERWATCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

overwatch

Overwatch

In modern warfare, overwatch is the state of one small unit or military vehicle supporting another unit, while they are executing fire and movement tactics. An overwatching, or supporting unit has taken a position where it can observe the terrain ahead, especially likely enemy positions. This allows it to provide effective covering fire for advancing friendly units. The term overwatch originates in U.S. military doctrine. An ideal overwatch position provides cover for the unit, and unobstructed lines of fire. It may be on a height of ground or at the top of a ridge, where a vehicle may be able to adopt a hull-down position. If the overwatching unit is in a position to fire over advancing friendly units, great care must be taken not to let fire fall short. The friendly units should be within tracer burnout. Overwatch can be performed by platoons during company fire and movement, by individual armoured fighting vehicles or infantry sections, in platoon fire and movement, or even by fireteams or individual soldiers, in the final stages of an assault.

Definition of overwatch in the English dictionary

The definition of overwatch in the dictionary is to watch over. Other definition of overwatch is to fatigue with long watching or lack of sleep.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERWATCH

PRESENT

Present
I overwatch
you overwatch
he/she/it overwatches
we overwatch
you overwatch
they overwatch
Present continuous
I am overwatching
you are overwatching
he/she/it is overwatching
we are overwatching
you are overwatching
they are overwatching
Present perfect
I have overwatched
you have overwatched
he/she/it has overwatched
we have overwatched
you have overwatched
they have overwatched
Present perfect continuous
I have been overwatching
you have been overwatching
he/she/it has been overwatching
we have been overwatching
you have been overwatching
they have been overwatching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overwatched
you overwatched
he/she/it overwatched
we overwatched
you overwatched
they overwatched
Past continuous
I was overwatching
you were overwatching
he/she/it was overwatching
we were overwatching
you were overwatching
they were overwatching
Past perfect
I had overwatched
you had overwatched
he/she/it had overwatched
we had overwatched
you had overwatched
they had overwatched
Past perfect continuous
I had been overwatching
you had been overwatching
he/she/it had been overwatching
we had been overwatching
you had been overwatching
they had been overwatching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overwatch
you will overwatch
he/she/it will overwatch
we will overwatch
you will overwatch
they will overwatch
Future continuous
I will be overwatching
you will be overwatching
he/she/it will be overwatching
we will be overwatching
you will be overwatching
they will be overwatching
Future perfect
I will have overwatched
you will have overwatched
he/she/it will have overwatched
we will have overwatched
you will have overwatched
they will have overwatched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overwatching
you will have been overwatching
he/she/it will have been overwatching
we will have been overwatching
you will have been overwatching
they will have been overwatching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overwatch
you would overwatch
he/she/it would overwatch
we would overwatch
you would overwatch
they would overwatch
Conditional continuous
I would be overwatching
you would be overwatching
he/she/it would be overwatching
we would be overwatching
you would be overwatching
they would be overwatching
Conditional perfect
I would have overwatch
you would have overwatch
he/she/it would have overwatch
we would have overwatch
you would have overwatch
they would have overwatch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overwatching
you would have been overwatching
he/she/it would have been overwatching
we would have been overwatching
you would have been overwatching
they would have been overwatching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overwatch
we let´s overwatch
you overwatch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overwatch
Past participle
overwatched
Present Participle
overwatching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERWATCH


awatch
əˈwɒtʃ
birdwatch
ˈbɜːdˌwɒtʃ
botch
bɒtʃ
butterscotch
ˈbʌtəˌskɒtʃ
crotch
krɒtʃ
deathwatch
ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ
dogwatch
ˈdɒɡˌwɒtʃ
doomwatch
ˈduːmˌwɒtʃ
hopscotch
ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ
hotch
hɒtʃ
notch
nɒtʃ
potch
pɒtʃ
quatch
kwɒtʃ
scotch
skɒtʃ
splotch
splɒtʃ
stopwatch
ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ
swatch
swɒtʃ
top-notch
ˈtɒpˈnɒtʃ
watch
wɒtʃ
wristwatch
ˈrɪstˌwɒtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERWATCH

overwarm
overwary
overwash
overwater
overweak
overwear
overweary
overweather
overween
overweening
overweeningly
overweeningness
overweigh
overweight
overwet
overwhelm
overwhelmed
overwhelming
overwhelmingly
overwide

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERWATCH

catch
digital watch
fob watch
hunting watch
match
middle watch
midwatch
morning watch
neighborhood watch
neighbourhood watch
night watch
officer of the watch
on the watch
outwatch
patch
quartz watch
scratch
stem-winding watch
suicide watch
wristlet watch

Synonyms and antonyms of overwatch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overwatch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERWATCH

Find out the translation of overwatch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overwatch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overwatch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overwatch
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overwatch
570 millions of speakers

English

overwatch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overwatch
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإشراف و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Overwatch
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overwatch
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overwatch
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

état d´alerte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overwatch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Overwatch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

見張る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overwatch
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overwatch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Overwatch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overwatch
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरहॉच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gözetleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overwatch
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Overwatch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Overwatch
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Overwatch
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overwatch
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overwatch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Overwatch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Overwatch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overwatch

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERWATCH»

The term «overwatch» is regularly used and occupies the 71.425 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERWATCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overwatch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overwatch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overwatch

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERWATCH»

Discover the use of overwatch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overwatch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Overwatch
A young CIA lawyer uncovers a dangerous worldwide conspiracy, masterminded by forces within the US intelligence community.
Marc Guggenheim, 2014
2
Overwatch: The Mexican Border
Drug smugglers have claimed sections of the US-Mexico border as their home turf, turning hundreds of square miles into a no-mans-land for US citizens and a deadly gamut for illegal migrants.
John F. Martin, 2011
3
Force on Force
Overwatch is a term used to describe the common battlefield tactic of one unit covering for another. It is most often employed by troops using “bounding over watch” to move to contact with the enemy – one unit “bounds” forward while another ...
Shawn Carpenter, Robby Carpenter, 2011
4
Command Legacy: A Tactical Primer for Junior Leaders
The linkup element is split into a linkup site security team and the signal site overwatch team. The linkup site is different from the far recognition signal site in case the signal site is compromised. Because the signal site has a marker pointing to ...
Raymond A. Millen, 2008
5
Smart Graphics: 10th International Symposium on Smart ...
The performance of OverWatch presents a world composed of familiar pop- culture memes. The dystopian themes and graphical style of video games are combined with exaggerated references to the apocalyptic wastelands of Hollywood ...
Robyn Taylor, Pierre Boulanger, Antonio Krüger, 2010
6
Intelligence Analysis: How to Think in Complex Environments: ...
Analytic overwatch can also help the deployed analyst with specific tasks dealing with the three types of knowledge listed and discussed earlier. As part of a disciplined and trained overwatch, clear roles, missions, and supervision need to  ...
Wayne Michael Hall, Gary Citrenbaum, 2009
7
Gorkamorka: Da Roolz
SMI Bwl The Overwatch rule allows a warrior on foot to shoot at a target during the enemy player's turn. For example, he might shoot at a buggy as it whizzes past or fire at an Ork warrior as he runs from cover to cover. This represents a warrior ...
Rick Priestley, Andy Chambers, Gavin Thorpe, 1997
8
The bear went over the mountain Soviet combat tactics in ...
The Soviet Ground Forces adopted bounding overwatch for their mounted ground forces. One combat vehicle, or a group of combat vehicles, would occupy dominant terrain to cover another vehicle or groups of vehicles as they would advance ...
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC, Lester W Grau
9
Human-Computer Etiquette: Cultural Expectations and the ...
For example, in a bounded overwatch, the platoon moves towards its objective through a series of steps in which one squad moves, while the other two squads protect the moving squad. in our study, participants were asked to keep track of the ...
Caroline C. Hayes, Christopher A. Miller, 2010
10
The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in ...
The Soviet Ground Forces adopted bounding overwatch for their mounted ground forces. One combat vehicle, or a group of combat vehicles, would occupy dominant terrain to cover another vehicle or groups of vehicles as they would advance ...
Lester W. Grau, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERWATCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overwatch is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Warhammer 40000: Deathwatch – Tyranid Invasion review …
... can put each marine on 'overwatch', which means they'll spray out bullets during your opponents turn should they enter your field of vision. «TrustedReviews, Jul 15»
2
People Are Already Making Overwatch Fan-Movies
Blizzard's upcoming multiplayer shooter Overwatch is not even in beta yet, but some fans are already done with their first live-action video, with ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»
3
Overwatch Legacy Trailer Raises the Bar for Fan-Made Live Action
Youtube user “RP WhaBam” posted an incredibly impressive fan-made trailer for Overwatch simply called Overwatch Legacy. We see Stacey ... «Twinfinite, Jul 15»
4
This Overwatch Live-Action Trailer Is Pretty Spectacular
Overwatch has a distinctly 'Pixar' aesthetic, so not the kind of thing that would ... they've really nailed the outfits, the look and feel of Overwatch. «Kotaku Australia, Jul 15»
5
Marc Guggenheim Talks Arrow, Vixen, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the …
It's starting to be a concern of mine because obviously you don't want to follow-up Overwatch so far after the original book's publication -- not ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
6
Battle Of The Overwatches: Comics Versus Video Games
cae-overwatch Con Artist Entertainment is a central Florida publisher of creator-owned comics in a variety of genres. Originally launched via a ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»
7
Overwatch gets an FOV slider after all
Back in March, Blizzard said its upcoming team-based FPS Overwatch would have a fixed field of view [FOV]: 60 degrees vertically, and about ... «PC Gamer, Jul 15»
8
New 'Overwatch' Gameplay Video Shows 10 Minutes Of New Hero …
He's the newest playable character in 'Overwatch,' its upcoming multiplayer first-person shooter. Now the studio has released a 10-minute ... «High-Def Digest, Jul 15»
9
Overwatch - Soldier: 76 Gameplay Preview
Blizzard's latest video for Overwatch is showing the new hero Soldier: 76 in action on the Hanamura map. Soldier: 76 is a vigilante with a pulse ... «MMORPG News, Jul 15»
10
Overwatch will ship with an FOV slider
Being a PC exclusive, it was a little strange to think Overwatch would not ship with an FOV slider. The feature is practically essential on PC, ... «VG247, Jul 15»

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