Idiom
keep watch
Meaning
To guard; to watch over someone or something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please keep watch while I run inside to grab my keys.”
“The soldiers took turns to keep watch throughout the night to ensure the camp remained safe.”
“As the storm intensified, the lighthouse keeper continued to keep watch over the turbulent sea, scanning the horizon for any vessels in distress.”
Examples
simple
“Please keep watch while I run inside to grab my keys.”
contextual
“The soldiers took turns to keep watch throughout the night to ensure the camp remained safe.”
complex
“As the storm intensified, the lighthouse keeper continued to keep watch over the turbulent sea, scanning the horizon for any vessels in distress.”
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