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keeping a weather eye open

keeping a weather eye open is the present participle and gerund of keep a weather eye open.

Meaning of keep a weather eye open

Verb

keep a weather eye open (third-person singular simple present keeps a weather eye open, present participle keeping a weather eye open, simple past and past participle kept a weather eye open)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying one's full attention.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:keep a weather eye open.
    Synonyms:
    keep half an eye on something, keep one's wits about one

Questions about keeping a weather eye open

What is keeping a weather eye open the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping a weather eye open is the present participle and gerund of keep a weather eye open.

Words near keeping a weather eye open in the dictionary

  1. keeping a lid on
  2. keeping a look-out
  3. keeping a low profile
  4. keeping a tight rein on
  5. keeping a watch out
  6. keeping a weather eye open
  7. keeping across
  8. keeping ahead
  9. keeping an act
  10. keeping an eye on
  11. keeping an eye open

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