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keep an eye out

keep an eye out verb: to watch for or look out for.

Verb

keep an eye out (third-person singular simple present keeps an eye out, present participle keeping an eye out, simple past and past participle kept an eye out)

  1. (idiomatic) To watch for or look out for.
    • I think we're getting close, so keep an eye out for the next street.

Forms of keep an eye out

third-person singular presentkeeps an eye out
present participlekeeping an eye out
past participlekept an eye out
pastkept an eye out

Questions about keep an eye out

What does keep an eye out mean?
Keep an eye out means to watch for or look out for.
What part of speech is keep an eye out?
Keep an eye out is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep an eye out?
The past tense of keep an eye out is kept an eye out.

Words near keep an eye out in the dictionary

  1. keep across
  2. keep ahead
  3. keep an act
  4. keep an eye on
  5. keep an eye open
  6. keep an eye out
  7. keep an eye peeled
  8. keep an eye skinned
  9. keep apace
  10. keep around
  11. keep at

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