keep watch
keep watch · keeps watch · kept watch · keeping watch
To guard; to watch over someone or somethingTo guard; to watch over someone or something.
» I hope you keep watching our show.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To guard; to watch over someone or something.
Examples
63 sentencesI hope you keep watching our show.
I kept watching Tom to see what he'd do.
Tom just kept watching the same video over and over again.
I can't keep this watch. I have to give it back to Tom.
deIch kann diese Uhr nicht behalten. Ich muss sie Tom zurückgeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We'll keep a watch on that.
Forms
keeps watch, keeping watch, kept watch, kept watch| Base form | keep watch · to keep watch |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keeps watch |
| Present participle | keeping watch |
| Past simple | kept watch |
| Past participle | kept watch |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle