keep away en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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(intransitive) To refrain from coming (near).
I'm keeping away from Joe until he calms down.
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(transitive) To prevent from coming (near).
Keep your children away from the construction site: it's dangerous!
The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeping away | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kept away | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kept away | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| keeps away | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
tr uzak durmak (to refrain from coming (near)) · de fernhalten (to refrain from coming (near)) · mi whakamatara (to refrain from coming (near)) · la abarceo (to prevent from coming (near)) · bg държа далеч от (to refrain from coming (near)) · la abhibeo (to refrain from coming (near)) · tr uzak tutmak (to prevent from coming (near))