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kept one's eyes open

kept one's eyes open is the simple past and past participle of keep one's eyes open.

Meaning of keep one's eyes open

Verb

keep one's eyes open (third-person singular simple present keeps one's eyes open, present participle keeping one's eyes open, simple past and past participle kept one's eyes open)

  1. To be on the alert; to watch carefully or vigilantly for something.

Questions about kept one's eyes open

What is kept one's eyes open the simple past and past participle of?
Kept one's eyes open is the simple past and past participle of keep one's eyes open.

Words near kept one's eyes open in the dictionary

  1. kept one's ears open
  2. kept one's end up
  3. kept one's eye on the ball
  4. kept one's eyeballs peeled
  5. kept one's eyes on the ball
  6. kept one's eyes open
  7. kept one's eyes peeled
  8. kept one's eyes skinned
  9. kept one's fingers crossed
  10. kept one's guard up
  11. kept one's hair on

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