Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watch back

/ˈwɑt͡ʃˌbæk/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: watch back
IPA: /ˈwɑt͡ʃˌbæk/

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The back cover of a watch.

verb

To watch (an audiovisual presentation) in its recorded form (as a recording), as contrasted with watching it live.

verb

To watch (an audiovisual presentation) in its recorded form (as a recording), as contrasted with watching it live.

verb

To watch (an audiovisual presentation) in its recorded form (as a recording), as contrasted with watching it live.

Example Sentences

"In this video, I'll show you how to remove the watch back without damaging it, so stick around, because some watch backs are especially challenging."
"We then instructed the trainees to watch back the key training videos for the task. We allotted for the several hours that it would take to watch them all back."
"When we watched back, we were relieved to find that an average viewer would hardly notice the wind noise."
"When we watched it back, we were satisfied with its quality."
"She can't wait to watch back the entire season — it's her Saturday night plans for this weekend!"

Etymology

Coined as inside baseball by video editors. Its use extended from there to TV fans and critics and, in the 2020s, to general use for online meetings, training videos, etc.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɑt͡ʃˌbæk/
British English: /ˈwɒt͡ʃˌbæk/

Inflected Forms

watch backs (plural) watches back (present, singular) watching back (participle, present) watched back (participle, past) watched back (past)

Derived Forms

watchback

Phrases

set one's watch back watch one's back

Frequently Paired Words

watchback watch face watchface set one's watch back watch one's back play back look back

Questions

How do you pronounce watch back?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑt͡ʃˌbæk/.
What does watch back mean?: The back cover of a watch.
Where does watch back come from?: Coined as inside baseball by video editors. Its use extended from there to TV fans and critics and, in the 2020s, to general use for online meetings, training videos, etc.

How to pronounce watch back

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