KEEP AN EYE ON
Dictionary entry overview: What does keep an eye on mean?
• KEEP AN EYE ON (verb)
The verb KEEP AN EYE ON has 1 sense:
1. follow with the eyes or the mind
Familiarity information: KEEP AN EYE ON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KEEP AN EYE ON (verb)
Meaning:
Follow with the eyes or the mind
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
keep an eye on; watch over; watch; observe; follow
Context examples:
Keep an eye on the baby, please! / The world is watching Sarajevo / She followed the men with the binoculars
Hypernyms (to "keep an eye on" is one way to...):
check; check into; check out; check over; check up on; go over; look into; suss out (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "keep an eye on"):
keep tabs on (keep a record on or watch attentively)
guard (to keep watch over)
invigilate; proctor (watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The children keep an eye on the ball
