"keep an eye open" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-keep an eye open.ogg [Australia] Forms: keeps an eye open [present, singular, third-person], keeping an eye open [participle, present], kept an eye open [participle, past], kept an eye open [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> an eye open}} keep an eye open (third-person singular simple present keeps an eye open, present participle keeping an eye open, simple past and past participle kept an eye open)
  1. (idiomatic) To remain vigilant for someone or something. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-keep_an_eye_open-en-verb-3PkoDwtX
  2. (idiomatic) To remain vigilant for a possibly dangerous situation. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-keep_an_eye_open-en-verb-6xy6O~r2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: keep a lookout Related terms: keep an eye on

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