stake out
US /steɪk aʊt/
UK /steɪk aʊt/

1.
راقب, ترصد
to watch a place or person secretly, especially in order to catch a criminal or to find information
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The police decided to stake out the suspect's house.
قررت الشرطة مراقبة منزل المشتبه به.
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They had to stake out the area for hours before anything happened.
كان عليهم مراقبة المنطقة لساعات قبل أن يحدث أي شيء.