keep an eye on

eye

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ahy]
- /kip ən ˈī ɒn, ɔn/
- /kiːp ən aɪ ɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahy]
- /kip ən ˈī ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of keep an eye on words

noun plural keep an eye on the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina. 1
noun plural keep an eye on the aggregate of structures situated within or near the orbit that assist, support, or protect the eye. 1
noun plural keep an eye on this organ with respect to the color of the iris: blue eyes. 1
noun plural keep an eye on the region surrounding the eye: a black eye; puffy eyes. 1
noun plural keep an eye on sight; vision: a sharp eye. 1
noun plural keep an eye on the power of seeing; appreciative or discriminating visual perception: the eye of an artist. 1

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Origin of keep an eye on

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English eie, ie, Old English ēge, variant of ēage; cognate with German Auge; akin to Latin oculus, Greek ṓps, Sanskrit akṣi

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Parts of speech for Keep an eye on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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keep an eye on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for keep an eye on

verb keep an eye on

angeled — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
angeling — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
babysit — If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.

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