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keep watch

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keep (close) watch (over someone or something)
to guard or care for someone or something. I'm keeping watch over my children to make sure they have the things they need. I think that an angel is keeping close watch over her to make sure nothing bad happens to her.
See also: keep, watch

keep (close) watch (over someone or something)

to guard or care for someone or something. I'm keeping watch over my children to make sure they have the things they need. I think that an angel is keeping close watch over her to make sure nothing bad happens to her.
See also: keep, watch


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For Pendleton and her ilk, this is a key skill, enabling her to keep watch on her opponent while moving forwards; but on the road, for the everyday cyclist, there's a far more important reason to practise, if not perhaps with the obsessive attention to detail she showed.
Also security personnel of condos in Florida ensure that there won''t be anyone vandalizing your home while you aren''t there to keep watch over it.
 
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