English verb: keep tabs on | |||
| 1. | keep tabs on (social) keep a record on or watch attentively | ||
| Samples | The government keeps tabs on the dissidents. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over | ||