keeping watch

A form of keep watch — To guard; to watch over someone or something.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of keep watch
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APA

keeping watch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20watch

MLA

“keeping watch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20watch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keeping watch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20watch.

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