keep an eye on
keep an eye on verb: to watch and pay attention to, in case of misbehaviour or mishap.
Verb
keep an eye on (third-person singular simple present keeps an eye on, present participle keeping an eye on, simple past and past participle kept an eye on)
- To watch and pay attention to, in case of misbehaviour or mishap.
- I must keep an eye on this sauce in case it curdles.
- ALL's well at your mother's, and I keep an eye on her.1920, Cicero, translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order, volume 1 (hardcover), London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., page 5
keep an eye on meaning in Kannada and Vietnamese
keep an eye on in Kannada
- ಕಣ್ಣಿಟ್ಟಿರು
keep an eye on in Vietnamese
- to watch and pay attention to
- theo dõi, dõi theo
Synonyms of keep an eye on
Forms of keep an eye on
| third-person singular present | keeps an eye on |
|---|---|
| present participle | keeping an eye on |
| past participle | kept an eye on |
| past | kept an eye on |
Questions about keep an eye on
- What does keep an eye on mean?
- Keep an eye on means to watch and pay attention to, in case of misbehaviour or mishap.
- What is keep an eye on in Kannada?
- Keep an eye on in Kannada is ಕಣ್ಣಿಟ್ಟಿರು. See Keep an eye on meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is keep an eye on?
- Keep an eye on is a verb.
- What is the past tense of keep an eye on?
- The past tense of keep an eye on is kept an eye on.
Words near keep an eye on in the dictionary
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