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keeps watch

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

Meaning of keep watch

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To guard; to watch over someone or something.
    • In the afternoon the sun shone hot in their faces, for there were no trees to offer them shade; so that before night Dorothy and Toto and the Lion were tired, and lay down upon the grass and fell asleep, with the Woodman and the Scarecrow keeping watch.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    stand guard

Questions about keeps watch

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

Words near keeps watch in the dictionary

  1. keeps up appearances
  2. keeps up with
  3. keeps up with the Joneses
  4. keeps up with the times
  5. keeps vigil
  6. keeps watch
  7. keeps wicket
  8. keepsake
  9. keepsakes
  10. keepsaky
  11. keepsies

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