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keep sight of

keep sight of verb: to maintain in one's field of view.

Verb

keep sight of (third-person singular simple present keeps sight of, present participle keeping sight of, simple past and past participle kept sight of)

  1. to maintain in one's field of view
    • Keep sight of the ball!
  2. (broadly, figuratively) to fix (a goal, commitment, etc.) as something to remember or adhere to
    • We need to keep sight of our fundamental duty to the older generations.

Forms of keep sight of

third-person singular presentkeeps sight of
present participlekeeping sight of
past participlekept sight of
pastkept sight of

Questions about keep sight of

What does keep sight of mean?
Keep sight of means to maintain in one's field of view.
What part of speech is keep sight of?
Keep sight of is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep sight of?
The past tense of keep sight of is kept sight of.

Words near keep sight of in the dictionary

  1. keep rank
  2. keep schtum
  3. keep score
  4. keep shady
  5. keep shtum
  6. keep sight of
  7. keep someone amused
  8. keep someone busy
  9. keep someone company
  10. keep someone guessing
  11. keep someone honest

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