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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

keep one's head down en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, one, head, down.
    • I had to keep my head down so my ex wouldn't recognize me as I walked by.
  2. (idiomatic) To avoid trouble or attention.
    • He's keeping his head down after being blasted for his offensive tweets.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
kept one's head down Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kept one's head down Tense=Past lexicographic
keeps one's head down Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
keeping one's head down Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

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