Keep Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Meaning 2
Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- She kept up with her favorite author's latest novels through regular social media updates.
- To keep up on local news, he read the newspaper every morning and evening.
- He kept up on his favorite sports team by watching every game and reading the sports section.
- The teacher asked students to keep up on historical events by submitting weekly journal entries.
- She kept up on her hometown's events by regularly visiting its official website.
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Meaning 4
Lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The city plans to keep up the summer festival for an additional week due to its massive success.
- The government will keep up the subsidies for the next two years to support small businesses.
- The construction team had to keep up the pace to meet the project's deadline.
- The teacher asked the student to keep up the excellent work and continue improving.
- The charity will keep up the annual donation drive to support those in need.
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Meaning 5
Maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.