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had one's eye on

had one's eye on is the simple past and past participle of have one's eye on.

Meaning of have one's eye on

Verb

have one's eye on (third-person singular simple present has one's eye on, present participle having one's eye on, simple past and past participle had one's eye on)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, one's, eye, on.
    Synonyms:
    have designs on
  2. To watch.
    • I have my eye on you, so you'd better not cause any trouble.
    Synonyms:
    keep an eye on
  3. To seek, to pursue.
    • She now wants to be a Paris MP. But Fillon wants the same Paris seat when he steps down, after next year's election. Both have their eye on the main prize: running for Paris mayor in 2014.2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian

Questions about had one's eye on

What is had one's eye on the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's eye on is the simple past and past participle of have one's eye on.

Words near had one's eye on in the dictionary

  1. had one's cake and eaten it too
  2. had one's ducks in a row
  3. had one's ears lowered
  4. had one's ears on
  5. had one's ears pinned back
  6. had one's eye on
  7. had one's fill
  8. had one's finger on the pulse
  9. had one's finger on the trigger
  10. had one's fingers all thumbs
  11. had one's fingers in many pies

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