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kept a weather eye open

kept a weather eye open is the simple past and past participle 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 kept a weather eye open

What is kept a weather eye open the simple past and past participle of?
Kept a weather eye open is the simple past and past participle of keep a weather eye open.

Words near kept a weather eye open in the dictionary

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

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