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keep watch over

VERB

watch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attend guard protect take care of wait

STRONG

mind oversee patrol police superintend tend watch over

WEAK

be on alert be on the lookout be vigilant be wary be watchful care for keep an eye on keep eyes open keep eyes peeled look after look out pick up on ride shotgun for take heed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect

WEAK

harm hurt overlook pass by

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Monroe coach Leo Hernandez said he got his position in 1999 because he could run with his athletes to keep watch over them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

At night, Ms. Arafat and her husband stay up and keep watch over their three children, worried that they will be bitten.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Officials said staffing levels mean park officials often rely on the public to also keep watch over resources within park boundaries.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

The Israeli police keep watch over the site where hundreds of vehicles, some burned, remain.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023

So he’d given the house to Rahim Khan to keep watch over until that day.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

keep watch over

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