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Definition 2024

keep_an_eye_on

keep an eye on

English

Verb

keep an eye on

(idiomatic) To watch and pay attention to.
I must keep an eye on this sauce in case it curdles.

Translations

to watch and pay attention to

Chinese:
Mandarin: 關照 (zh), 关照 (zh) ‎(guānzhào)
Danish: holde øje med
Dutch: in de gaten houden (nl)
Finnish: pitää silmällä (fi)
French: guetter (fr), épier (fr), avoir à l’œil (fr), ne pas quitter des yeux (fr)
German: im Auge behalten, aufpassen (de)
Icelandic: passa upp á, hafa auga á
Italian: tenere d'occhio

Japanese: 目をつけている ‎(めをつけている, me o tsukete iru)
Portuguese: ficar de olho
Russian: присма́тривать (ru) impf ‎(prismátrivatʹ), присмотре́ть (ru) pf ‎(prismotrétʹ) (за), пригля́дывать (ru) impf ‎(prigljádyvatʹ), пригляде́ть (ru) pf ‎(prigljadétʹ) (за), глаз не спуска́ть ‎(glaz ne spuskátʹ) (с), следи́ть (ru) ‎(sledítʹ) (за)
Serbo-Croatian: држати на оку ‎(držati na oku)
Spanish: vigilar (es), estar pendiente
Swedish: hålla ett öga på (sv)

See also

keep an eye out for
have an eye to
with an eye to
keep a close watch on