"keep sight of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps sight of [present, singular, third-person], keeping sight of [participle, present], kept sight of [participle, past], kept sight of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> sight of}} keep sight of (third-person singular simple present keeps sight of, present participle keeping sight of, simple past and past participle kept sight of)
  1. to maintain in one's field of view
    Sense id: en-keep_sight_of-en-verb-c9dlr9ki Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
  2. (figurative, by extension) to fix (a goal, commitment, etc.) as something to remember or adhere to Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-keep_sight_of-en-verb-jYSMh3Nm

Download JSON data for keep sight of meaning in English (1.5kB)

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