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watch like a hawk

watch like a hawk verb: to observe (someone or something) closely and keenly.

Verb

watch like a hawk (third-person singular simple present watches like a hawk, present participle watching like a hawk, simple past and past participle watched like a hawk)

  1. (transitive, simile) To observe (someone or something) closely and keenly.

Forms of watch like a hawk

third-person singular presentwatches like a hawk
present participlewatching like a hawk
past participlewatched like a hawk
pastwatched like a hawk

Questions about watch like a hawk

What does watch like a hawk mean?
Watch like a hawk means to observe (someone or something) closely and keenly.
What part of speech is watch like a hawk?
Watch like a hawk is a verb.
What is the past tense of watch like a hawk?
The past tense of watch like a hawk is watched like a hawk.

Words near watch like a hawk in the dictionary

  1. Watch Hill
  2. watch house
  3. watch houses
  4. watch in two
  5. watch it
  6. watch like a hawk
  7. watch list
  8. watch lists
  9. watch meeting
  10. watch meetings
  11. watch night

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