"have eyes on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has eyes on [present, singular, third-person], having eyes on [participle, present], had eyes on [participle, past], had eyes on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> eyes on}} have eyes on (third-person singular simple present has eyes on, present participle having eyes on, simple past and past participle had eyes on)
  1. (transitive) To observe. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-have_eyes_on-en-verb-zAe2mDjK
  2. (transitive) To have under observation through others. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-have_eyes_on-en-verb-Td515RQf
  3. (transitive) To have one's eye on. Tags: transitive Related terms: eyes on the ground
    Sense id: en-have_eyes_on-en-verb-Y8VrXp08 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 69

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