24/01/2017 · keep a lookout/be on the lookout. phrase [VERB inflects, usu PHR for n] If you are keeping a lookout for something or are on the lookout for it, you are alert and careful about it, either because you do not want to miss it or because it will be unpleasant or harmful and you need to avoid it. Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles, ...

Definition of 'keep a lookout'. phrase. If someone keeps a lookout, especially on a boat, they look around all the time in order to make sure there is no danger . He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night. See full dictionary entry for …

Keep-a-lookout. meaning. To maintain vigilance for someone or something. To maintain vigilance for a possibly dangerous situation.

keep a lookout verb. To maintain vigilance for someone or something. keep a lookout verb. To maintain vigilance for a possibly dangerous situation.

keep a lookout. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. keep a lookout. keep a lookout. WATCH. to keep watching carefully for something or someone, especially for danger keep a lookout for We were instructed to keep a lookout for enemy aircraft. When you’re driving, keep a sharp lookout (=watch extra carefully) for cyclists. → lookout ...

Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp. 2 n-count A lookout is someone who is watching for danger in order to warn other people about it. 3 If someone keeps a lookout, especially on a boat, they look around all the time in order to make sure there is no danger. ♦ keep a lookout phrase V inflects.

variants: or keep a lookout for Definition of be on the lookout for : to watch or search for (something or someone) : be alert to Be on the lookout for flooded roads after heavy rainstorms.