keep watch

keep watch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [keep woch]
- /kip wɒtʃ/
- /kiːp wɒtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keep woch]
- /kip wɒtʃ/

Definitions of keep watch words

transitive verb+noun keep watch observe, maintain a vigil 1
phrase keep watch If someone keeps watch, they look and listen all the time, while other people are asleep or doing something else, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack. 0
phrase keep watch If you keep watch on events or a situation, you pay attention to what is happening, so that you can take action at the right moment. 0
verb keep watch (Idiomatic) VI To guard; to watch over someone or something. 0

See all 4 definitions of keep watch

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Parts of speech for Keep watch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Keep watch

keep watch popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".

Synonyms for keep watch

verb keep watch

make rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.

All 2 Synonyms of keep watch

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