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[ verb ] keep under careful scrutiny

Synonyms

look_after

Examples

"Keep an eye on this prisoner!"

Used in print

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

At two thirty he sent Fujimoto to the top of the wall at the northeast corner of the mission to keep_an_eye_on the ridge road and give a signal when he first glimpsed the approach of Kayabashi 's party .

Related terms

watch

2
[ verb ] follow with the eyes or the mind

Examples

"Keep an eye on the baby, please!" "The world is watching Sarajevo" "She followed the men with the binoculars"

Used in print

(Booth Hemingway and Stuart H. Brown,...)

And accompanying adults are urged to keep an alert and sensible eye on their responsibilities .

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