Definition of "keep tabs on" [keep tabs on]

• To monitor; to keep track of; to watch. (verb)

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• "If the Tampies were here to keep tabs on his hunting — "Tampy ship, this is Captain Haml Roman aboard the C.S.S. Dryden," he identified himself, his tone harsher than he'd intended it to be."
• "France, the former colonial ruler of Chad, sent in troops to fight against the Libyan-backed rebels, and at France’s request we sent several AWACS planes and fighter escorts to help keep tabs on Libyan aircraft."
• "He also set her up on a constant home blood-monitoring program so that she could keep tabs on her coagulation levels around the clock."