keep en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kiːp/
- [kʰɪjp] (British, Southern, Southern-US, Standard)
- (Australia) audio
- kēp
- [k̟çi(ː)p] (US)
- [kʰɪjp] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [kiːp] (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- [k(ʰ)i(ː)p] (Canada, Scotland)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
From Middle English kepen (“to keep, guard, look after, watch”), from Old English cēpan (“to seize, hold, observe”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan, from Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną (“to look, heed, watch, observe”) (compare West Frisian kypje (“to look”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵab-, *ǵāb- (“to look after”) (compare Lithuanian žẽbti (“to eat reluctantly”), Russian забо́та (zabóta, “care, worry”)). The dialectal sense of the verb meaning “to put back” or “put away” may be analyzed as a semantic loan from a local language—compare Welsh cadw and Mandarin 收 (shōu).
Meanings
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(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
to keep silence; to keep possession
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(transitive) To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
to keep one's word; to keep one's promise
Within the Portal as I kept my Watch, / Swift gliding Shadows by the glimm'ring Moon, I could perceive in Forms of armed Men, / Poſſeſſ the Space that borders on the Porch— […]
1749, [Tobias George Smollett], The Regicide: Or, James the First, of Scotland. A Tragedy. […], London: […] [F]or the benefit of the author, →OCLC, Act V, scene v, page 70:Both day and night did we keep company.
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
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(transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To maintain possession of.
I only meant to lend him the shirt at first, but it looked better on him than me, so I told him to keep it.
I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
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(ditransitive, transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered.[…]The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.
1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.
I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.
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(transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
I used to keep a diary.
- (transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
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(archaic, transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To remain in; to be confined to.
The following day she was so ill that she kept her bed; the husband went not once to enquire for her, nor did he send any message: he also kept his apartment, and was heard walking backwards and forwards with a hurried pace the whole of that day.
1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 71:"As I sat alone at my breakfast--Mrs. Challenger is in the habit of keeping her room of a morning--it suddenly entered my head that it would be entertaining and instructive to see whether I could find any limits to this woman's inperturbability."
1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:The wrathful skies / Gallow the very wanderers of the dark / And make them keep their caves.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:Metrocles somewhat indiscreetly, as he was disputing in his Schole, in presence of his auditory, let a fart, for shame whereof he afterwards kept his house and could not be drawen abroad[…].
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
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(transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To restrain.
Don't let me keep you; I know you have things to be doing.
I keep my pet gerbil away from my brother.
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(transitive, with from) To hold the status of something. ▸ To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
cursse on thy cruell hond, / That twise hath sped; yet shall it not thee keepe / From the third brunt of this my fatall brond […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:May the Lord keep you from harm.
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(transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
He kept a mistress for over ten years.
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(of living things, transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To raise; to care for.
He has been keeping orchids since retiring.
Of course boys are boys and need watching, but there is little watching necessary when they keep chickens.
1914, Robert Joos, Success with Hens, Forbes & company, page 217:Here John had to keep cows with other boys, and they used to drive them to graze about the Nine-hills.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 287:Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: "You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton." She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years.
2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in The Guardian:
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(transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).
I know that it's a secret / And that I gotta keep it / But I want the lights on / Yeah, I want the lights on
2012, Anthony Reyes, Melissa Sheppard, “Leave the Lights On”, in The Bright Side, performed by Meiko:
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(transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:They were honourably accompanied and with great estate brought to London, where euery of them kept house by himselfe.
1630, John Hayward, The Life, and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt, London: John Partridge, page 114:like a pedant that keeps a school
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- (transitive) To hold the status of something. ▸ To have habitually in stock for sale.
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(intransitive, obsolete) To hold or be held in a state. ▸ To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
She kept to her bed while the fever lasted.
Knock at his study, where, they say, he keeps, / To ruminate strange plots of dire revenge; […]
c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
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(intransitive) To hold or be held in a state. ▸ To continue.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic[…]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become.[…]But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.
2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. […] Next day she […] tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head. Then, thwarted, the wretched creature went to the police for help; she was versed in the law, and perhaps had spared no pains to keep on good terms with the local constabulary.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XLIV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 361:I keep taking the tablets, but to no avail.
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(intransitive) To hold or be held in a state. ▸ To remain edible or otherwise usable.
Latex paint won't keep indefinitely.
Potatoes can keep if they are in a root cellar.
If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not keep.
1707, John Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry:
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(copulative, intransitive) To hold or be held in a state. ▸ To remain in a state.
Keep calm! There's no need to panic.
The rabbit avoided detection by keeping still.
- (UK, intransitive, obsolete) To hold or be held in a state. ▸ To have rooms at college, at the University of Cambridge.
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(obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.
And thenne whan the damoysel knewe certaynly that he was not syre launcelot / thenne she took her leue and departed from hym / And thenne syre Trystram rode pryuely vnto the posterne where kepte hym la beale Isoud / and there she made hym good chere and thanked god of his good spede
1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter X, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII:
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(intransitive) To act as wicket-keeper.
Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.
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(intransitive, obsolete) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
[…] kepe that the lustes choke not the word of God that is sowen in vs,
c. 1530, William Tyndale, “A Pathway into the holy Scripture”, in The Whole Workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, London: John Day, published 1573, page 384:
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(intransitive, obsolete) To be in session; to take place.
School keeps today.
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(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
I have kept the faith: […]
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Timothy 4:7:Be strong, live happie, and love, but first of all / Him whom to love is to obey, and keep / His great command; […]
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 1271–1272:
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(broadly, dated, transitive) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
[…] 'tis hallowed ground; No Maid seeks here her strayed Cow, or Sheep, Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep:
c. 1608, John Fletcher, The Faithful Shepherdess, Act III, Scene 1:
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(dated, transitive) To observe or celebrate (a holiday).
"Nephew!" returned the uncle sternly, "keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine."
1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave I. Marley’s Ghost.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 8:The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26.
to keep the Sabbath
"Oh, we are from Osthalla," says one of them, "we are going to the Veien dairy to keep the wedding; the one who drives in front is the parson, next are the bride and bridegroom, and I am his father-in-law."
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 288:There are two time-zones in China: the Eastern, which keeps Shanghai time, 8 hr. in advance of G.M.T.; and the Western, which keeps Kansu-Szechwan time, 7 hr. in advance of G.M.T.
1944, Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division, “Posts, Telegraphs, and Telegrams”, in China Proper: Economic Geography, Ports, and Communications, page 601:
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(Singapore, Wales, transitive) To put (something) back (to its original location or appropriate place); to put away.
Please keep these books.
[…] semantic shift: e.g., to send (“to give a lift”), to keep (“to put away”), to hack (“to remove carefully,” e.g., tiles, plaster, etc.), knock (“to remove a dent from a car”), bluff (“to joke”), stay (“to live”) […]
2019, Sarah Buschfeld, Children’s English in Singapore: Acquisition, Properties, and Use, →ISBN, Singapore English, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| keep | Number=Plur, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| keep | VerbForm=Inf | lexicographic | |
| keep | Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| keep | Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| keep | Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| keep | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| keeping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| keptst | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | archaic | lexicographic |
| keeps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| keepest | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres | archaic | lexicographic |
| kept | Number=Plur, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| kept | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| kept | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| kept | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kept | Mood=Sub, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| kept | Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| kept | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| keepeth | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | archaic | lexicographic |
| keptest | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | archaic | lexicographic |
| keepe | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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one's eyeballs peeled (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep track (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keepsake (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's guard up (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's eyes skinned (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's bed (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · time keep (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's hand in (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep wicket (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the pace (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · why keep a dog and bark yourself (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · gift that keeps on giving (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it up (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep-worthy (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keepy-uppy (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's knickers on (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · an apple a day keeps the doctor away (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it between the ditches (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's chin up (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone honest (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · gatekeep (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone guessing (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · don't keep a dog and bark yourself (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep soul and body together (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the flag flying (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep an eye skinned (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep away (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · book-keep (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep oneself to oneself (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's powder dry (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it one hundred (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a dog and bark oneself (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep off (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a weather eye open (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it together (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it tall (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep in (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep faith (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep term (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep out (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep on keeping on (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · upkeep (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's tits on (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it P (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keepnet (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep at (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep schtum (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep off the street (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone up late (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's head on one's shoulders (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the baby (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep going (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's stick on the ice (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it a stack (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's cool (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it a bean (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep score (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep 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keepable (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone up at night (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep an act (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone amused (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's cards close to one's chest (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · a man is known by the company he keeps (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep cup (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keepie-uppie (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep shady (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep from (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone occupied (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep up with (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep on (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep straight (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the show on the road (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep time (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's hands to oneself (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a close watch (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep to (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep back (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's distance (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keepability (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep your pecker up (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's pecker up (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the pot boiling (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the change (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep order (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep house (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's counsel (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep around (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep hope alive (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · right to keep and bear arms (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's voice down (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keepworthy (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the book (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · treat 'em mean to keep 'em keen (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep with (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's nose clean (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep quiet (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep together (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep away from (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's options open (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep count (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep kosher (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep pace (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · time-keep (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the faith (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it real (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's head (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it a buck fifty (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone on their toes (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's countenance (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's eye in (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep yourself safe (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a cool head (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep up appearances (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's ears open (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the peace (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · gate-keep (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone posted up (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone company (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep measures (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it short and simple (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · you can't keep a good man down (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the powder dry (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it trill (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the lights on (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's lips sealed (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's fingers crossed (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep an eye on (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · take a licking and keep on ticking (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the bones green (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · outkeep (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · how are you keeping (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep up with the Joneses (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep on truckin' (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · overkeep (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a watch out (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the rent down (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep somebody posted (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep to one's knitting (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's hair on (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it in the family (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep to one's own knitting (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · locks only keep honest people honest (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's own counsel (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep sight of (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a civil tongue (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep ward (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's word (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's mouth shut (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the wolf from the door (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a lid on (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a look-out (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's eyes on the ball (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep good time (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it in one's pants (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's eyes open (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep under (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the field (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keepalive (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's head upon one's shoulders (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's nerve (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's chapels (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep telling yourself that (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's shirt on (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's end up (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a tight rein on (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it a buck (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone in the loop (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep to oneself (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's head up (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep body and soul together (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's temper (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a lookout (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it down (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep on trucking (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's head below the parapet (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's peace (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep shtum (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep somebody in stitches (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep up (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep off the streets (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone posted (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep an eye peeled (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep vigil (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep in mind (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keepsies (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep a civil tongue in one's mouth (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · timekeep (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · an apple a day keeps the doctor at bay (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep one's breath to cool one's porridge (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · underkeep (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep cave (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep someone busy (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep company (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep it moving (Terms derived from keep (verb)) · keep the rent low (Terms derived from keep (verb))
Relateds
for keeps · snooze (rest in a state of reduced consciousness) · doze (rest in a state of reduced consciousness) · nap (rest in a state of reduced consciousness)
Synonyms
retain (maintain possession of) · hold · protect (maintain the condition of) · preserve (maintain the condition of) · fullfill · honor
Translations (274)
alt тудар (to maintain possession of) · da holde (to restrain) · no bevare (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ru храни́ть (to maintain possession of) · ba һаҡлау (to maintain possession of) · ca seguir (to continue) · hy պահել (to restrain) · zza pawên (to remain in, to be confined to) · it conservarsi (to remain edible or otherwise usable) · cmn 維持 /维持 (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · mn хадгалах (to maintain possession of) · izh pittää (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · de erhalten (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · alt сактаар (to maintain possession of) · hu tart (to maintain possession of) · hi रक्खना (to maintain possession of) · vi cứ (to continue) · ja 留まる (to remain in, to be confined to) · hy պահել (to maintain possession of) · ru сохрани́ться (to remain in, to be confined to) · mn үргэлжлүүлэх (to continue) · fi pysyä (to remain in, to be confined to) · fr garder (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · ru продолжа́ть (to continue) · pdt hoolen (observe) · ru бере́чь (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ga comhlíon (to remain in, to be confined to) · ka ქონა (to maintain possession of) · fr garder (to maintain possession of) · th หมั่น (to continue) · eo daŭrigi (to continue) · uk зберіга́ти (to remain in, to be confined to) · sv hålla (to maintain possession of) · vo kipedön (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · la reservare (to maintain possession of) · de sich halten (to remain edible or otherwise usable) · mk држи (to restrain) · es criar (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · oj ganawenim (observe) · ja 保つ (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ko 머무르다 (to remain in, to be confined to) · da holde (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · eu gorde (to maintain possession of) · ru держа́ть (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · bg държа (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · mn -саар байх (to continue) · dlm tenar (to maintain possession of) · pt manter (supply with necessities and financially support a person) · bho रक्खल (to maintain possession of) · yue 繼續 /继续 (to continue) · th ไว้ (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ky сактоо (to maintain possession of) · cmn 飼 /饲 (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · ru сохраня́ть (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · mk чува (to maintain possession of) · fr garder (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ja 継続する (to continue) · hu tart (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ga bí i mbun (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · hu tart (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · nrf garder (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ky кармоо (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ru держа́ться (to remain in, to be confined to) · oc gardar (to maintain possession of) · ko 지키다 (to maintain possession of) · tl manatili (to remain in, to be confined to) · it trattenere (to restrain) · km ត្រដរ (to continue) · ar أَبْقَى (to maintain possession of) · ru оста́ться (to remain in, to be confined to) · sv hålla (to remain faithful to given word) · pt seguir (to continue) · ba һаҡтау (to maintain possession of) · az üstündə durmaq (to remain faithful to given word) · ast caltener (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · km ទុក (to maintain possession of) · cy cadw (to maintain possession of) · da holde (to remain in, to be confined to) · as ৰাখা (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ja 保持する (to maintain possession of) · pt deixar (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · tl panatilihin (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · fr empêcher (to restrain) · swb uɗunga (observe) · as ৰখা (to maintain possession of) · gl manter (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ru обеспе́чить (supply with necessities and financially support a person) · pl zatrzymać (to maintain possession of) · mn байлгах (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · tl itago (to maintain possession of) · ko 계속하다 (to continue) · ru остава́ться (to remain in, to be confined to) · bg оставам в (to remain in, to be confined to) · zza vınden (to remain in, to be confined to) · fr continuer (à / de) (to continue) · id simpan (to maintain possession of) · vi giữ (to maintain possession of) · la retinere (to maintain possession of) · ro păstra (to maintain possession of) · cs nechat si (to maintain possession of) · as ৰখা (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · zza wari kerden (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · ko 유지하다 (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · zza weynen (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · ga coinnigh (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ba тотоу (to maintain possession of) · fi jatkaa (to continue) · ca desar (to maintain possession of) · cmn 保持 (to maintain possession of) · hu kitart (supply with necessities and financially support a person) · mn хэвээр байлгах (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · tr tutmak (to restrain) · ru продо́лжить (to continue) · ru сдержа́ть (to restrain) · ml സൂക്ഷിക്കുക (to maintain possession of) · bg продължавам да (to continue) · ca guardar (to maintain possession of) · da holde (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · fr garder (observe) · ar اِحْتَفَظَ (to maintain possession of) · sv behålla (to maintain possession of) · ja 飼う (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · cmn 繼續 /继续 (to continue) · or ରଖିବା (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · it continuare (to continue) · cs nechávat si (to maintain possession of) · fr se conserver (to remain edible or otherwise usable) · pl dotrzymać (to remain faithful to given word) · ru содержа́ть (supply with necessities and financially support a person) · no beholde (to maintain possession of) · tr saklamak (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · de weiter (to continue) · pt guardar (to maintain possession of) · de aushalten (supply with necessities and financially support a person) · es quedar (to maintain possession of) · ky улантуу (to continue) · km បន្ត (to continue) · de halten (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · de weiterhin (to continue) · uk утри́мувати (to restrain) · pt manter (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · cmn 養 /养 (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · yue 保持 (to maintain possession of) · ja 維持する (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · bg сдържам (to restrain) · pt permanecer (to remain in, to be confined to) · es guardar (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · tr bakmak (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · hy շարունակել (to continue) · fi säilyttää (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · gd cùm (to maintain possession of) · hy պահել (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ro ține (to maintain possession of) · de behalten (to maintain possession of) · vi tiếp tục (to continue) · ar أَخَذَ (to maintain possession of) · it tenere (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · uk утри́мувати (to maintain possession of) · ru сохрани́ть (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · nl houden (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · fr conserver (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · it restare (to remain in, to be confined to) · nl houden (to maintain possession of) · ja 残る (to continue) · ru обеспе́чивать (supply with necessities and financially support a person) · fr observer (observe) · sq mbaj (to maintain possession of) · tr -ip durmak (to continue) · de heraushalten (to restrain) · sv bevara (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · bg гледам (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · fur tignî (to maintain possession of) · az əməl etmək (to remain faithful to given word) · ga cumhdaigh (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · de aufheben (to maintain possession of) · tr devam etmek (to continue) · mk чува (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · tr durmak (to remain in, to be confined to) · el κρατώ (to maintain possession of) · mk чува (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · pt manter-se (to continue) · got 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽 (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ga coinnigh (supply with necessities and financially support a person) · zza dewam kerden (to continue) · ru храни́ть (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · bg задържам (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ko 지키다 (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · hu eláll (to remain edible or otherwise usable) · sv preservera (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ja 続行する (to continue) · sa पाति (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · oc servar (to maintain possession of) · th คอย (to continue) · pl dotrzymywać (to remain faithful to given word) · it seguitare (to continue) · ko 참다 (to restrain) · ga coinnigh (to maintain possession of) · km បណ្ដើរ (to continue) · nl behouden (to remain in, to be confined to) · ru сдержа́ть (to remain faithful to given word) · tr saklamak (to maintain possession of) · la teneo (to maintain possession of) · th ไว้ (to maintain possession of) · lt pasilaikyti (to maintain possession of) · eo gardi (to maintain possession of) · th เก็บ (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ru сохраня́ться (to remain in, to be confined to) · id memenuhi (to remain faithful to given word) · pt criar (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · cs pokračovat (to continue) · cmn 保存 (to maintain possession of) · ka გაგრძელება (to continue) · ja 抑止する (to restrain) · ru удержа́ть (to restrain) · gd glèidh (to maintain possession of) · de fernhalten (to restrain) · eo konservi (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · grc τηρέω (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ga coimeád (to maintain possession of) · pt manter (to maintain possession of) · es permanecer (to remain in, to be confined to) · ko 기르다 (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · fy hâlde (to maintain possession of) · nrf garder (to maintain possession of) · it tenere (to maintain possession of) · mn -аад байх (to continue) · ru держа́ть (to maintain possession of) · uk трима́ти (to restrain) · tr tutmak (to maintain possession of) · ca continuar (to continue) · fi pitää (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ka ყოლა (to maintain possession of) · fi pitää (to maintain possession of) · bg пазя (to maintain possession of) · ca guardar (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ru содержа́ть (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · bg съхранявам (to maintain possession of) · mn маллах (of livestock: to raise; to care for) · he שָׁמַר (to maintain possession of) · izh pittää (to maintain possession of) · da beholde (to maintain possession of) · ko 머물다 (to remain in, to be confined to) · hy պահպանել (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ru уде́рживать (to restrain) · id membayar (to remain faithful to given word) · eo teni (to maintain possession of) · az tutmaq (to maintain possession of) · pt conter (to restrain) · yue 維持 /维持 (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · zza nımıyen (to maintain possession of) · ml സംരക്ഷിക്കുക (to maintain possession of) · izh pittää (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · kix tèu (to maintain possession of) · th เก็บ (to maintain possession of) · hu eltart (supply with necessities and financially support a person) · vo kipön (to maintain possession of) · ka შენახვა (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · ta காப்பாற்று (to remain faithful to given word) · nl blijven (to continue) · sv fortsätta (to continue) · pt continuar (to continue) · wa wårder (to maintain possession of) · as ৰাখা (to maintain possession of) · es seguir (to continue) · ru сде́рживать (to restrain) · no fortsette (to continue) · es guardar (to maintain possession of) · de bewahren (to maintain the condition of; to preserve) · pl zachować (to maintain possession of) · ka შენახვა (to maintain possession of) · de halten (observe) · it rimanere (to remain in, to be confined to) · az saxlamaq (to maintain possession of) · fy fierdergean (to continue)