English

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

keep a close watch (third-person singular simple present keeps a close watch, present participle keeping a close watch, simple past and past participle kept a close watch)

  1. (idiomatic) to pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.
    The prime minister asked the home secretary to keep a close watch on the flooding situation.

See also

edit
  NODES
HOME 2
languages 1
Note 1
os 8