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keep /kiːp/ verb (past tense and past participle kept /kept/)
keep noun

Irregular Forms: (kept)

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keep
[verb]
Synonyms:
- retain, conserve, control, hold, maintain, possess, preserve
- store, carry, deposit, hold, place, stack, stock
- look after, care for, guard, maintain, manage, mind, protect, tend, watch over
- support, feed, maintain, provide for, subsidize, sustain
- detain, delay, hinder, hold back, keep back, obstruct, prevent, restrain
[noun]
Synonyms:
- board, food, living, maintenance
- tower, castle
Antonyms: neglect, break, release, relinquish
Contrasted words: disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, omit, overlook, slight, contravene, infringe, transgress, violate, cast, discard, junk, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, abandon, resign, surrender, yield
Related Idioms: keep the faith
Related Words: regard, respect, bless, consecrate, sanctify, honor, laud, praise, conserve, preserve, save, enjoy, have, own, possess, conduct, control, direct, manage
English Thesaurus: keep, store, save, file, collect, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary

I. keep1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ verb (past tense and past participle kept /kept/)
[Word Family: noun: keep, keeper, keeping; verb: keep; adjective: kept]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cepan]

1. NOT CHANGE [linking verb, transitive] to stay in a particular state, condition, or position, or to make someone or something do this
keep (somebody/something) warm/safe/dry etc
We huddled around the fire to keep warm.
keep calm/awake/sane etc
I was struggling to keep awake.
keep something clean/tidy
Keep your room tidy.
keep somebody busy/amused/occupied
some toys to keep the kids amused
You won’t be able to keep it secret for ever.
Peter cycles to work to keep fit.
Don’t keep us in suspense any longer!
keep (somebody/something) away/back/off/out etc
The police put up barriers to keep the crowds back.
If I were you, I’d keep away from that area at night.
a sign saying ‘Danger: Keep Out’
The little boy kept close to his mother.
keep (somebody) out of something
Keep him out of trouble.
You keep out of this, Mother (=do not get involved). It’s no concern of yours.
How can I cut your hair if you won’t keep still!
keep left/right (=stay to the left or right of a path or road as you move)
keep somebody/something doing something
Jane kept the engine running.

2. CONTINUE DOING SOMETHING [intransitive] (also keep on) to continue doing something or to do the same thing many times
keep (on) doing something
I keep thinking about Joe, all alone in that place.
I keep telling you, but you won’t listen!
She pretended not to hear, and kept on walking.
Do not say ‘keep up doing something'. Say keep doing something or keep on doing something.

3. NOT GIVE BACK [transitive] to have something and not give it back to the person who had it before:
You can keep it. I don’t need it anymore.

4. NOT LOSE [transitive] to continue to have something and not lose it or get rid of it:
We decided to keep our old car instead of selling it.
I kept his letters for years.
In spite of everything, Robyn’s managed to keep her sense of humor.

5. STORE SOMETHING [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily:
Where do you keep your teabags?
George kept a bottle of whiskey under his bed.

6. MAKE SOMEBODY STAY IN A PLACE [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to make someone stay in a place, especially a prison or hospital:
He was kept in prison for a week without charge.

7. DELAY SOMEBODY [transitive] to delay someone:
He should be here by now. What’s keeping him?

8. DO WHAT YOU PROMISED [transitive] to do what you have promised or agreed to do
keep your word/promise
How do I know you’ll keep your word?
patients who fail to keep their appointments

9. keep a secret to not tell anyone about a secret that you know:
Can I trust you to keep a secret?

10. keep something quiet/keep quiet (about something) to not say anything in order to avoid telling a secret or causing problems

11. keep a record/account/diary etc to regularly record written information somewhere

12. keep going
a) keep (somebody) going to have or to give someone enough hope and emotional strength to continue living and doing things in a bad situation:
That woman’s been through such a lot – I don’t know how she keeps going.
Her letters were the only thing that kept me going while I was in prison.
b) keep (something) going if you keep a business, institution, regular event etc going, you keep it open or make it continue to happen:
The library costs £5 million a year to run, and the council can’t afford to keep it going.
c) keep going to continue doing something difficult:
Persevere and keep going until you reach your ideal weight.
d) keep somebody going if something keeps you going, it is enough to satisfy your need while you are waiting to get something bigger or better:
I’ll have a biscuit to keep me going until dinner time.

13. FOOD [intransitive] if food keeps, it stays fresh enough to be eaten:
Eat the salmon because it won’t keep till tomorrow.

14. ANIMALS [transitive] to own and look after animals:
We keep chickens and a couple of pigs.

15. STOP OTHER PEOPLE FROM USING SOMETHING [transitive] to stop other people from using something, so that it is available for someone Synonym : save:
Will you keep a seat for me?

16. keep somebody waiting to make someone wait before you meet them or see them:
Sorry to keep you waiting – I got stuck in a meeting.

17. keep guard/watch to guard a place or watch around you all the time

18. SHOP [transitive] British English old-fashioned to own a small business and work in it

19. PROVIDE SOMEBODY WITH THINGS [transitive] to provide someone with money, food etc:
He did not earn enough to keep a wife and children.
keep somebody in something
There’s enough money there to keep you in champagne for a year!

20. PROTECT [transitive] formal to guard or protect someone:
The Lord bless you and keep you.
His only thought was to keep the child from harm.

21. keep goal/wicket to be the player in a team whose job is to protect the goal or wicketgoalkeeper, wicket keeper


SPOKEN PHRASES

22. keep quiet used to tell someone not to say anything or make any noise:
Keep quiet! I’m trying to watch the game.

23. how are you keeping? used to ask if someone is well:
‘Hi, Mark! How are you keeping?’ ‘Oh, not so bad.’

24. keep your hair/shirt on! used to tell someone to be more calm, patient etc

25. somebody can keep something used to say that you do not want or are not interested in something:
She can keep her wild parties and posh friends – I like the quiet life.

26. it’ll keep used to say that you can tell someone something or do something later:
‘I don’t have time to listen now.’ ‘Don’t worry, it’ll keep.’

11. keep up appearances to pretend that everything in your life is normal and happy even though you are in trouble, especially financial trouble
keep up with somebody phrasal verb
to write to, telephone, or meet a friend regularly, so that you do not forget each other

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. keep2 noun
[Word Family: noun: keep, keeper, keeping; verb: keep; adjective: kept]

1. sb’s keep the cost of providing food and a home for someone
earn your keep (=do things in return for the things that are provided for you)
It’s time you got a job and started earning your keep.

2. for keeps informal forever:
Marriage ought to be for keeps.

3. [countable] a large strong tower, usually in the centre of a castle

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English

keep
noun
VERB + KEEP earn It's time you did a job to earn your keep.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

keep
verb
ADV. well Milk and cream should keep quite well in a fridge.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily:
Where do you keep the scissors?
The keys are kept in my office.
store to put things away and keep them until you need them:
Villagers have begun storing wood for the winter.
save to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future:
He had been saving the bottle of champagne for a special occasion.
We can save the rest of the pie for later.
file to store papers or information in a particular order or a particular place:
All the contracts are filed alphabetically.
collect to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting:
Kate collects old postcards.
hold to keep something to be used when it is needed, especially something that many different people may need to use:
Medical records are now usually held on computers.
reserve formal to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process such as cooking:
Reserve some of the chocolate so that you can use it for decorating the cake.
hoard to keep large amounts of food, money etc because you think you may not be able to get them in the future – used when you do not approve of people doing this because it is not necessary or not fair to other people:
People have been hoarding food and fuel in case there is another attack.
Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

record information about something that is written down:
your medical records
the public records office
I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.
file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name:
He began reading the file on the case.
I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.
accounts (also books informal) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent:
Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts.
Someone had been falsifying the accounts.
The company’s books all seemed to be in order.
ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent:
The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.
minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.
diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you:
In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’
I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.
blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject:
I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.
register an official list of names of people, organizations etc:
Guests must sign the hotel register.
the national register of births, deaths, and marriages
Lloyds Register of Shipping
roll an official list of names, especially of people who are allowed to do something such as vote or be in a class at school:
the electoral roll (=list of people who can vote in an area)
The teacher called the roll (=read out the list of the names of the students, who then have to say if they are present).
log an official record that is kept on a ship or plane:
Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log.
keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily:
Where do you keep the scissors?
The keys are kept in my office.
store to put things away and keep them until you need them:
Villagers have begun storing wood for the winter.
save to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future:
He had been saving the bottle of champagne for a special occasion.
We can save the rest of the pie for later.
collect to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting:
Kate collects old postcards.
hold to keep something to be used when it is needed, especially something that many different people may need to use:
Medical records are now usually held on computers.
reserve formal to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process such as cooking:
Reserve some of the chocolate so that you can use it for decorating the cake.
hoard to keep large amounts of food, money etc because you think you may not be able to get them in the future – used when you do not approve of people doing this because it is not necessary or not fair to other people:
People have been hoarding food and fuel in case there is another attack.
Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus


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