keep an eye on

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keep an eye on

verb keeps an eye on · keeping an eye on · kept an eye on

  1. idiomatic To watch and pay attention to, in case of misbehaviour or mishap. I must keep an eye on this sauce in case it curdles.

    Similar: monitor, track, observe, watch

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verb to watch and pay attention to

Españolvigilar, estar pendiente de, custodiar
日本語目をつけている me o tsukete iru
中文關照 /关照 guānzhào
Portuguêsficar de olho
Françaisguetter, épier, avoir à l’œil, ne pas quitter des yeux
Deutschim Auge behalten, aufpassen
Italianotenere d'occhio
Русскийприсма́тривать prismátrivatʹ, присмотре́ть prismotrétʹ, пригля́дывать prigljádyvatʹ, пригляде́ть prigljadétʹ, держать глаз на deržatʹ glaz na, глаз не спуска́ть glaz ne spuskátʹ
Tiếng Việttheo dõi, dõi theo

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@misc{keep_an_eye_on_2026,
  title = {keep an eye on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20an%20eye%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}