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Keep (Verb)

Meaning¹

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".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Related Words

Meaning²

Maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

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".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

Prevent

Hyponyms

Meaning⁴

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".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Hypernyms

Meaning⁵

Prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

Preserve

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Meaning⁶

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".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Hold
Have

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Keep (noun)

Meaning⁷

Supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Hypernyms

Accommodate

Meaning⁸

Conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Meaning⁹

Maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

Maintain

Hypernyms

Meaning¹⁰

Hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

Detain

Related Words

Keep (noun)

Meaning¹¹

Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

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Meaning¹²

Behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

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Hyponyms

Meaning¹³

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".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Act
Move

Hyponyms

Meaning¹⁴

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".