KEEP A CLOSE WATCH

Meaning of KEEP A CLOSE WATCH in English

follow closely, stay nearby, watch carefully

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATCH — I. ˈwäch also ˈwȯch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English closen, from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATCH — /woch/ , v.i. 1. to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSE — — closable, closeable /kloh"zeuh beuhl/ , adj. — closely /klohs"lee/ , adv. — closeness /klohs"nis/ , n. v. /klohz/ ; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATCH — I. ˈwäch, ˈwȯch verb Etymology: Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan — more at wake Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( closed ; clos·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATCH — vt to tend; to guard; to have in keeping. 2. watch ·vi to serve the purpose of a watchman by …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
WATCH — [watch] vb [ME wacchen, fr. OE waeccan--more at wake] vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: to keep vigil as a devotional …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSE — [close] vb closed ; clos.ing [ME, fr. OF clos-, stem of clore, fr. L claudere to shut, close; perh. akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATCH — portable timepiece that has a movement driven in any of several ways and is designed to be worn (as on …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOSE — I . / kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz/ verb , noun —see also close (II) ■ verb WINDOW / DOOR, etc. 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATCH — / wɒtʃ; NAmE wɑːtʃ; wɔːtʃ/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. to look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATCH — I. watch 1 S1 W1 /wɒtʃ $ wɑːtʃ, wɒːtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ watch , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
WATCH — I. LOOKING AND PAYING ATTENTION /wɒtʃ/ ( watches, watching, watched) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING /kloʊz/ ( closes, closing, closed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bird watching (= the activity of watching wild birds ) ▪ One of his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATCH — (BE CAREFUL) [verb] [T] - to be careful of (something)I have to watch my weight (= be careful not to …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
WATCH — Synonyms and related words : Argus, Big Ben, Charley, abide, airplane spotter, alarm clock, alarm watch, anchor watch, and listen, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. close verb 1. to fill an opening with an appropriate closure be sure to close the gate Synonyms: ||put …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WATCH — I. noun 1 instrument for telling the time ADJECTIVE ▪ digital ▪ analogue/analog , mechanical ( esp. AmE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WATCH — INDEX: 1. to watch someone or something 2. to watch someone or something continuously 3. to watch to make sure …
Longman Activator English vocab
KEEP — INDEX: to keep/continue to have 1. to keep something and not sell it or give or throw it away 2. …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLOSE — See ↑ CAREFUL 5, ↑ COMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL 4, ↑ END 1, ↑ LOVE 3, ↑ NEAR 1, ↑ RELATIONSHIP 2, ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
WATCH — n. 25B6; verb she watched him as he spoke : OBSERVE, view, look at, eye, gaze at, stare at, gape …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — n. 25B6; adjective the town is close to Leeds : NEAR, adjacent; in the vicinity of, in the neighbourhood of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WATCH — v. 1 observe, regard, look at, gaze at or on, take in, contemplate Daniel loves to watch the bears at …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
KEEP — v. 1 retain, hold, hang on to, preserve, conserve, have, save, maintain, control The difficulty is not in making money …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLOSE — v. 1 shut, close up, seal; close off, lock, padlock, secure, fasten I closed my eyes Please close the door …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WATCH — I сущ. часы (карманные, наручные) by my watch ≈ по моим часам to set, wind up a watch ≈ выставлять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KEEP — 1. гл. 1) держать, не отдавать You may keep the book for a month. ≈ Можете держать эту книгу месяц. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле (в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATCH — watch.ogg _I wɒtʃ n 1> часы ( наручные, карманные ) he set his watch by mine - он поставил свои …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KEEP — keep.ogg 1. ki:p n разг. 1. прокорм, питание, содержание ten francs a day and keep - десять франков в день …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOSE — _I 1. kləʋs n 1. огороженное стеной место ( около дома или деревни ) breaking smb.'s close - нарушение границы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WATCH — 1) наблюдать 2) следить 3) смотровой 4) сторожевой 5) часовой 6) часы • assume listening watch — заступать на дежурный прием maintain listening watch — вести дежурный прием relinquish …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CLOSE — 1) закрывать(ся) 2) замыкать 3) прекращать (работу); заканчивать, завершать 4) закрытый 5) замкнутый; узкий 6) скрытый, тайный, секретный 7) близкий 8) похожий 9) плотный; компактный 10) почти • close to convex …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
KEEP — keep гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. - kept1) держать, не отдавать You may keep the book for a month. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WATCH — _I wɒtʃ n 1> часы ( наручные, карманные ) he set his watch by mine - он поставил свои часы …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KEEP — 1. ki:p n разг. 1. прокорм, питание, содержание ten francs a day and keep - десять франков в день и …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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