keep tabs on

keep tab on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keep tab on, awn]
- /kip tæb ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keep tab on, awn]
- /kip tæb ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of keep tabs on words

noun keep tabs on a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration. 1
noun keep tabs on a tag or label. 1
noun keep tabs on a small projection from a card, paper, or folder, used as an aid in filing. 1
noun keep tabs on Informal. a bill, as for a meal in a restaurant; check. 1
noun keep tabs on a small piece attached or intended to be attached, as to an automobile license plate. 1
noun keep tabs on a small flap or tongue of material used to seal or close the opening of a container. 1

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Origin of keep tabs on

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

1600-10; most senses of unknown origin;in def 7 short for tabulator; in def 10 short for tableau; in defs 4, 15 short for table

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Parts of speech for Keep tabs on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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keep tabs on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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 tabs on

verb keep tabs on

babysit — If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
eagle-eye — unusually sharp visual powers; keen ability to watch or observe.
get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
humored — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.

All 13 Synonyms of keep tabs on