watch over

Verb watch over has 1 sense

• watch over(v = verb.social) follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch - follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
is one way to check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out
Sample sentence:
The children watch over the ball