How do you sign “Watch” in ASL?
WATCH: WATCH in American Sign Language (ASL) covers both observing attentively and the timepiece on a wrist, and more than one form is in use. The video and GIF below demonstrate the sign.
WATCH — variant 2
What does WATCH mean in ASL?
WATCH earns double duty: watching a game, watching the kids, checking a watch. Context sorts the verb from the wristwear. A second variant appears below, and both are common enough to recognize on sight.
Lesson 8 of the challenge introduces it in Book 1.
📖 WATCH is taught in Lesson 8 of ASL 101: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →
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