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kept an eye out

kept an eye out is the simple past of keep an eye out.

Meaning of keep an eye out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To watch for or look out for.
    • I think we're getting close, so keep an eye out for the next street.

Questions about kept an eye out

What is kept an eye out the simple past of?
Kept an eye out is the simple past of keep an eye out.

Words near kept an eye out in the dictionary

  1. kept across
  2. kept ahead
  3. kept an act
  4. kept an eye on
  5. kept an eye open
  6. kept an eye out
  7. kept an eye peeled
  8. kept an eye skinned
  9. kept around
  10. kept at
  11. kept away

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