watch fire

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woch fahyuh r]
- /wɒtʃ faɪər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woch fahyuh r]
- /wɒtʃ faɪər/

Definitions of watch fire words

noun watch fire a fire maintained during the night as a signal and for providing light and warmth for guards. 1
noun watch fire a fire kept burning at night as a signal or for warmth and light by a person keeping watch 0
noun watch fire a fire kept burning at night as a signal or for the use of those staying awake to watch, or guard 0

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Origin of watch fire

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Watch fire

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Watch fire

watch fire popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

watch fire usage trend in Literature

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