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keep up with en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (informal) To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.
   • Blake needed to run to keep up with the indignant Doctor. 1993, Neil Penswick, The pit, London: Virgin Books, pages 113–257:
2. (figuratively, informal) To manage to remain up to date with trends, fashions, etc.
   • Keeping up with the latest hair trends as ever, Wella has just introduced Hair Sets in three variants. 1992, Hair Flair, London: Shaws Publications Ltd, pages 4–58:
3. (informal) To manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc.

Forms

Deriveds

keep up with the Joneses

Translations (23)

pl nadążać (manage to remain beside or just behind) · ka ფეხს უწყობს (manage to remain beside or just behind) · ba артынан өлгөрөү (manage to remain beside or just behind) · de mit etwas Schritt halten (manage to remain beside or just behind) · ba артынан өлгөрөү (manage to remain up to date) · ka ფეხს აუწყობს (manage to remain beside or just behind) · ga coinnigh suas le (manage to remain beside or just behind) · it stare al passo con (manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc) · it non sfigurare (manage to remain up to date) · pl nadążać (manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc) · pl nadążyć (manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc) · gd cùm suas ri (manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc) · pl nadążyć (manage to remain up to date) · it tenere dietro a (manage to remain beside or just behind) · pl nadążać (manage to remain up to date) · fr aller de pair avec (manage to remain beside or just behind) · es ir al paso (manage to remain beside or just behind) · gd cùm suas ri (manage to remain up to date) · pl nadążyć (manage to remain beside or just behind) · gd cùm suas ri (manage to remain beside or just behind) · it stare al passo con (manage to remain up to date) · de mithalten (manage to remain beside or just behind) · es seguir (manage to remain beside or just behind)