Keep (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 2
Maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 4
Have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 5
Prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 6
Supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 7
Supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 8
Conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 9
Maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 10
Hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 11
Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 12
Behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 13
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 14
Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 15
Fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 16
Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 17
Stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 18
Retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 19
Store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Meaning 20
Prevent the action or expression of; "hold back your anger"; "keep your cool"; "she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 21
Raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 22
Retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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- Salt Away
- Harbour
- Deduct
- Hold Over
- Hold
- Lay In
- Hold Back
- Refuse
- Put In
- Stash Away
- Hive Away
- Preserve
- Stack Away
- Keep Back
- Recoup