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Hello! I'm Sam from BBC Learning English
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and in this episode, we're going to look at the
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differences between 'see', 'watch' and 'look'.
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All three are verbs
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and all three involve using your eyes.
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'See' can have many non-literal meanings,
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but its basic meaning is
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'to have the ability to use your eyes'.
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I can't see anything!
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Or it can mean
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'to notice something with your eyes'.
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Did you see the full moon last night?
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It was huge!
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To 'look' means
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'to turn your eyes towards something
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so that you can see it'.
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They said that if I look carefully at the painting,
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I can see a flower.
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And 'watch'
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is to 'look at something for a period of time'
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- really looking carefully.
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Right now, you are watching this video
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and paying very close attention, I'm sure.
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