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keeps a close watch

keeps a close watch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep a close watch.

Meaning of keep a close watch

Verb

keep a close watch (third-person singular simple present keeps a close watch, present participle keeping a close watch, simple past and past participle kept a close watch)

  1. (idiomatic) To pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.
    • The prime minister asked the home secretary to keep a close watch on the flooding situation.

Questions about keeps a close watch

What is keeps a close watch the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps a close watch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep a close watch.

Words near keeps a close watch in the dictionary

  1. keeplock
  2. keepnet
  3. keepnets
  4. keeps
  5. keeps a civil tongue in one's head
  6. keeps a close watch
  7. keeps a cool head
  8. keeps a dog and barks oneself
  9. keeps a lid on
  10. keeps a look-out
  11. keeps a low profile

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