housekeep

house·keep

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hous-keep]
- /ˈhaʊsˌkip/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hous-keep]
- /ˈhaʊsˌkip/

Definitions of housekeep word

verb without object housekeep to keep or maintain a house. 1
noun housekeep (intransitive) To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping. 1
verb housekeep to run your a household or to act as a housekeeper 0

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Origin of housekeep

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; back formation from housekeeping

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Parts of speech for Housekeep

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Housekeep

housekeep popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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housekeep usage trend in Literature

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