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have one's eye on

have one's eye on verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 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

Synonyms of have one's eye on

Forms of have one's eye on

third-person singular presenthas one's eye on
present participlehaving one's eye on
past participlehad one's eye on
pasthad one's eye on

Questions about have one's eye on

What does have one's eye on mean?
Have one's eye on means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, one's, eye, on.
What part of speech is have one's eye on?
Have one's eye on is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's eye on?
The past tense of have one's eye on is had one's eye on.

Words near have one's eye on in the dictionary

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

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