No. 864 in Estonian
vaata
"Vaata" means "look" or "see."
In a sentence
Vaata seda koera!
Look at that dog!
The word 'vaata' is used as an imperative form of the verb 'vaatama', meaning 'to look'. Here, it is a command to the listener to observe the specified object, in this case, the dog.
Käisime eile kinos vaatamas uut filmi.
We went to the cinema to watch a new movie yesterday.
In this sentence, 'vaatamas' is an infinitive form indicating the action of watching, connected with the activity we were doing - going to the cinema.
Kas sa vaatasid juba seda saadet?
Did you already watch that show?
Here, 'vaatasid' is the past tense form of the verb 'vaatama', asking if the listener has observed or watched the mentioned show.
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