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keeps a weather eye open

keeps a weather eye open is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 keeps a weather eye open

What is keeps a weather eye open the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps a weather eye open is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep a weather eye open.

Words near keeps a weather eye open in the dictionary

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

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