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KEEP TABS ON
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Keep a record on or watch attentively
Example:
The government keeps tabs on the dissidents
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
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