watch for something—wait for smth. that’s going to happen or expected to appear:
- Watch for our new improved product, which will be on the market next week.
watch out for something—(also: look out for something )
1. be on guard for smth. dangerous or undesirable:
- I’m always watching out for mistakes that I may have missed before.
2. look after smth.; protect smth. from harm:
- Participants watch out for their neighbour’s property and report suspicious activities to the police.
3. = watch for something 1:
- However, we will be running it [competition] again in the future. Watch out for our briefing events later this year.