1 `see’When you see something, you are aware of it through your eyes, or you notice it.We saw black smoke coming from the building.I waved, but nobody saw me.2 `look at’When you look at something, you direct your eyes towards it.He looked at the food on his plate.People looked at her in astonishment
.3 `watch’When you watch something, you pay attention to it using your eyes, because you are interested in what it is doing, or in what may happen.We watched the sun setting.They just stood and watched while she carried all the bags inside
4 entertainment and sportBoth see and watch are used when you are talking about entertainment or sport.When you go to the theatre or cinema, you say that you see a play or film.I saw that movie when I was a child.We saw him in `Hamlet’.Don’t say that someone
`looks at’ a play or film. Don’t say, for example `I looked at that movie‘.You say that someone watches television. You can say that someone watches or sees a particular programme.He spends hours watching television.
He watched a rugby match on television.I saw his speech on the news.Similarly, you say that someone watches a sport such as football, but you can say that they watch or see a particular match.More people are watching cricket than ever before.Did you watch the game last night?
