"keep an eye open" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-keep an eye open.ogg 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: keep a lookout Related terms: keep an eye on
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