"keep one's eyes open" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps one's eyes open [present, singular, third-person], keeping one's eyes open [participle, present], kept one's eyes open [participle, past], kept one's eyes open [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> one's eyes open}} keep one's eyes open (third-person singular simple present keeps one's eyes open, present participle keeping one's eyes open, simple past and past participle kept one's eyes open)
  1. To be on the alert; watch carefully or vigilantly for something. Related terms: clear-eyed, open-eyed
    Sense id: en-keep_one's_eyes_open-en-verb-MQ9eIjXm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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