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kept an eye peeled

kept an eye peeled is the simple past and past participle of keep an eye peeled.

Meaning of keep an eye peeled

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To look out (for something) attentively.
    • Keep an eye peeled, you never know when the ice-cream truck will pass by.

Questions about kept an eye peeled

What is kept an eye peeled the simple past and past participle of?
Kept an eye peeled is the simple past and past participle of keep an eye peeled.

Words near kept an eye peeled in the dictionary

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

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