English > keep an eye on: 1 sense > verb 1, socialMeaning | Follow with the eyes or the mind. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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Model | The children keep an eye on the ball |
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Example | "Keep an eye on the baby, please!" |
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Synonyms | watch, observe, follow, watch over |
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Narrower | guard | To keep watch over |
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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 |
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Similar to | trace, follow | Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something |
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Spanish | mirar, observar, ver, vigilar |
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Catalan | mirar, observar, vigilar |
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