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KEEP TABS ON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does keep tabs on mean?
• KEEP TABS ON (verb)
The verb KEEP TABS ON has 1 sense:
1. keep a record on or watch attentively
Familiarity information: KEEP TABS ON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Keep a record on or watch attentively
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The government keeps tabs on the dissidents
Hypernyms (to "keep tabs on" is one way to...):
follow; keep an eye on; observe; watch; watch over (follow with the eyes or the mind)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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