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watch over vs keep tabs on

keep tabs on vs watch over

watch over and keep tabs on both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
watch over No No Yes No
keep tabs on No No Yes No
As verbs, keep tabs on is a hyponym of watch over; that is, keep tabs on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than watch over:
  • watch over: follow with the eyes or the mind
  • keep tabs on: keep a record on or watch attentively
Other hyponyms of watch over include guard, invigilate, proctor.
watch over (verb) keep tabs on (verb)
follow with the eyes or the mind keep a record on or watch attentively
Difference between watch over and keep tabs on

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