| VERB | social | keep an eye on, watch, observe, follow, watch over | follow with the eyes or the mind |
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| Meaning | Follow with the eyes or the mind. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The children keep an eye on the ball | |
| Example | "Keep an eye on the baby, please!" | |
| Synonyms | watch, observe, follow, watch over | |
| Narrower | guard | To keep watch over |
| invigilate, proctor | watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating) | |
| keep tabs on | Keep a record on or watch attentively | |
| Broader | check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition |
| Similar to | trace, follow | Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something |
| Spanish | mirar, observar, ver, vigilar | |
| Catalan | mirar, observar, vigilar | |
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