keep an eye on en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To watch and pay attention to, in case of misbehaviour or mishap.
I must keep an eye on this sauce in case it curdles.
ALL's well at your mother's, and I keep an eye on her.
1920, Cicero, translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order, volume 1 (hardcover), London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., page 5:"[...] We are making sure that a firm eye is kept on this."
2022 November 16, Philip Haigh, “Network News: TPE under fire over "unacceptable" cancellations”, in RAIL, number 970, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kept an eye on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kept an eye on | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| keeps an eye on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| keeping an eye on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
keep a close watch on · I am watching you · with an eye to · keep an eye out for · have an eye to
Synonyms
track · watch · monitor · observe
Translations (33)
sv hålla ett öga på (to watch and pay attention to) · ru присма́тривать (to watch and pay attention to) · is passa upp á (to watch and pay attention to) · vi theo dõi (to watch and pay attention to) · hu szemmel tart (to watch and pay attention to) · ru пригля́дывать (to watch and pay attention to) · cmn 關照 /关照 (to watch and pay attention to) · fr ne pas quitter des yeux (to watch and pay attention to) · es custodiar (to watch and pay attention to) · es estar pendiente de (to watch and pay attention to) · es vigilar (to watch and pay attention to) · de im Auge behalten (to watch and pay attention to) · pt ficar de olho (to watch and pay attention to) · sv hålla koll på (to watch and pay attention to) · ru пригляде́ть (to watch and pay attention to) · is hafa auga á (to watch and pay attention to) · fr épier (to watch and pay attention to) · ru глаз не спуска́ть (to watch and pay attention to) · fi pitää silmällä (to watch and pay attention to) · fr avoir à l’œil (to watch and pay attention to) · ja 目をつけている (to watch and pay attention to) · sv se efter (to watch and pay attention to) · ru следи́ть (to watch and pay attention to) · vi dõi theo (to watch and pay attention to) · it tenere d'occhio (to watch and pay attention to) · ru держать глаз на (to watch and pay attention to) · de aufpassen (to watch and pay attention to) · nl in de gaten houden (to watch and pay attention to) · sh држати на оку (to watch and pay attention to) · gl botar un ollo (to watch and pay attention to) · da holde øje med (to watch and pay attention to) · ru присмотре́ть (to watch and pay attention to) · fr guetter (to watch and pay attention to)