verb phrase · neutral
watch documentaries
UK/wɒtʃ ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntriːz/US/wɑːtʃ ˌdɑːkjuˈmɛntriːz/watch docu·MEN·ta·ries
to view documentary films, usually for information or learning
Examples
“I often watch documentaries about nature on weekend evenings.”
“Watching documentaries helped her understand climate science better.”
“He prefers to watch documentaries rather than reality TV.”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually watch documentaries on subjects I know little about because they provide well-researched background and different perspectives.”
Collocations
- watch documentaries on YouTube
- watch a documentary about climate change
Word family
Common mistakes
watch documentary→watch documentaries
see documentaries→watch documentaries
Say it for a higher band
5see documentaries→6watch a documentary→7+watch documentaries
Synonyms
view documentaries
Easily confused
watch films
“I watched a film last night with my friends.”
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