KEEP AN EYE ON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Follow with the eyes or the mind

Example:

She followed the men with the binoculars

Synonyms:

follow; keep an eye on; observe; watch; watch over

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "keep an eye on" is one way to...):

check; check into; check out; check over; check up on; go over; look into; suss out (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition)

Verb group:

follow; trace (follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "keep an eye on"):

keep tabs on (keep a record on or watch attentively)

guard (to keep watch over)

invigilate; proctor (watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The children keep an eye on the ball