Meaning

1 senses

  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.

    im Auge behalten, aufpassen

    присма́триватьprismátrivatʹ, присмотре́тьprismotrétʹ, пригля́дыватьprigljádyvatʹ

More definitions
  • follow with the eyes or the mind

Examples

790 sentences

  1. She keeps on making the same mistakes.

    Вона продовжує робити ті самі помилки. — deniko

    ruОна продолжает совершать одни и те же ошибки. — FeuDRenais

    deSie macht immer wieder dieselben Fehler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. He kept on smoking all the time.

    Він постійно палив. — deniko

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  3. He kept on writing stories about animals.

    Він продовжував писати оповідання про тварин. — ChickenKiev

    ruОн продолжал писать рассказы о животных. — marafon

    deEr schrieb weiter Geschichten über Tiere. — Esperantostern

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  4. She kept on writing stories about animals.

    Вона продовжувала писати оповідання про тварин. — ChickenKiev

    ruОна продолжала писать рассказы о животных. — sharptoothed

    deSie schrieb weiter Geschichten über Tiere. — wolfgangth

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  5. We need someone to keep an eye on our baby while we are away.

    Нам потрібен хтось, щоб доглядати нашу дитину поки нас не буде. — aandrusiak

    deWir brauchen jemanden, der auf das Baby aufpasst, während wir fort sind. — kriskelvin

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to watch and pay attention to:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to watch and pay attention to:

Forms

keeps an eye on, keeping an eye on, kept an eye on, kept an eye on
Base formkeep an eye on · to keep an eye on
3rd person singularkeeps an eye on
Present participlekeeping an eye on
Past simplekept an eye on
Past participlekept an eye on

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykeep an eye on
he, she, itkeeps an eye on

Past simpleLesson

all personskept an eye on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kept an eye on
he, she, ithas kept an eye on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill keep an eye on

Synonyms

6 synonyms
monitorB1trackB2observeB1watchA1
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
keenB2keenlykeepA1keeperB2keepsakekefirkeg
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