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51keep — verb (past and past participle kept) 1》 have or retain possession of. ↘retain or reserve for use in the future. ↘put or store in a regular place. ↘(of a perishable commodity) remain in good condition. 2》 continue or cause to continue… …
52keep up — phrasal verb Word forms keep up : present tense I/you/we/they keep up he/she/it keeps up present participle keeping up past tense kept up past participle kept up 1) a) [transitive] to continue to do something We re on a winning streak – hopefully …
53keep — v 1. maintain, carry on, continue, stay with, proceed, persist, persevere; hold in abeyance, hold on to, put on a back burner; protract, prolong, sustain; abide, endure, last, be constant, be steadfast, stand, remain in. 2. preserve, maintain,… …
54keep in — verb cause to stay indoors (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑confine, ↑detain • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody Something s somebody …
55keep to — 1 I ve got to keep to the rules: OBEY, abide by, observe, follow, comply with, adhere to, respect, keep, stick to, be bound by. 2 keep to the path: FOLLOW, stick …
56keep up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you keep up with someone or something that is moving near you, you move at the same speed. [V P with n] She shook her head and started to walk on. He kept up with her. [Also V P] 2) PHRASAL VERB To keep up with something that… …
57keep — 1. verb 1) you should keep all the old forms Syn: retain (possession of), hold on to, not part with, save, store, put by/aside, set aside; N.Amer. set by; informal hang on to 2) I tried to keep calm Syn: remain, stay …
58keep to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms keep to : present tense I/you/we/they keep to he/she/it keeps to present participle keeping to past tense kept to past participle kept to 1) keep something to something to prevent an amount or number from… …
59keep up — verb 1. maintain a required pace or level (Freq. 6) He could not keep up and dropped out of the race • Hyponyms: ↑keep step, ↑keep pace • Entailment: ↑compete, ↑vie, ↑contend …
60keep at — PERSEVERE WITH, persist with, keep going with, carry on with, press on with, work away at, continue with; informal stick at, peg away at, plug away at, hammer away at. → keep * * * phrasal : to persevere or persist in doing or concerning oneself… …
