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keep an eye on
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Princeton's WordNet
watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye onverb
follow with the eyes or the mind
"Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
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keep an eye onverb
To watch and pay attention to.
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keep an eye on
To keep an eye on something or someone means to watch or monitor them continuously, often to make sure that they are safe, functioning properly, behaving correctly, or not causing trouble. This phrase can also refer to regularly checking the progress or quality of something.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of keep an eye on in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of keep an eye on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of keep an eye on in a Sentence
We always keep an eye on the submarines at sea and I prefer not to say any more than that.
There is this tug of war around inflation, inflation could be transitory but we need to keep an eye on the bond market due to massive federal spending.
Henry James, "The Ambassadors", Book Fifth, Chapter 2:
People can be in general pretty well trusted, of course--with the clock of their freedom ticking as loud as it seems to do here--to keep an eye on the fleeting hour.
It's very challenging right now, we're very stressed in health care. Whether it's supplies or staffing or very critically ill patients. So then to really have to keep an eye on a family to make sure they're trained and educated and being safe is one extra layer.
If you have paper wasp nests on your property and live in the area, keep an eye on them and report any Asian giant hornets you see. Note the direction they fly off to as well.
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- holde øje medDanish
- aufpassen, im Auge behaltenGerman
- παρακολουθούμεGreek
- vigilarSpanish
- pitää silmälläFinnish
- guetter, ne pas quitter des yeux, avoir à l’œil, épierFrench
- passa upp á, hafa auga áIcelandic
- tenere d'occhioItalian
- 目をつけるJapanese
- Habeas semper oculum superLatin
- in de gaten houdenDutch
- [[ficar]] [[de olho]]Portuguese
- глаз не спускать, приглядывать, присмотреть, присматривать, приглядеть, следитьRussian
- држати на окуSerbo-Croatian
- hålla ett öga påSwedish
- پر نگاہ رکھناUrdu
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