Meanings
present singular third person keeps one's eyes open · participle present keeping one's eyes open · participle past kept one's eyes open · past kept one's eyes open
- To be on the alert; to watch carefully or vigilantly for something.
Synonyms: keep an eye peeled
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be on the alert; to watch carefully or vigilantly for something.
More synonyms by meaning
verbpay attention; be watchful
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Hungarian nyitva tartja a szemét
- nyitva tartja a szemétto be on the alert; to watch carefully or vigilantly for something
Polish mieć oczy dookoła głowy, mieć oczy szeroko otwarte
- mieć oczy dookoła głowyto be on the alert; to watch carefully or vigilantly for something
- mieć oczy szeroko otwarteto be on the alert; to watch carefully or vigilantly for something
- mieć się na bacznościto be on the alert; to watch carefully or vigilantly for something
Cite this entry
keep one's eyes open. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20eyes%20open
“keep one's eyes open.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20eyes%20open. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep one's eyes open,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20eyes%20open.
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