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- [keep]
- /kip/
- /kiːp/
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- [keep]
- /kip/
Definitions of keep word
- verb with object keep to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change. 2
- verb with object keep to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the summer. 1
- verb with object keep to hold in a given place; store: You can keep your things in here. 1
- verb with object keep to maintain (some action), especially in accordance with specific requirements, a promise, etc.: to keep watch; to keep step. 1
- verb with object keep to cause to continue in a given position, state, course, or action: to keep a light burning; to keep a child happy. 1
- verb with object keep to maintain in condition or order, as by care and labor: He keeps his car in good condition. 1
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Origin of keep
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English kepen, Old English cēpan to observe, heed, watch, await, take; perhaps akin to Old English gecōp proper, fitting, capian to look, Old Norse kōpa to stare
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Parts of speech for Keep
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
keep popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
keep usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for keep
verb keep
- save — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- retain — to keep possession of.
- have — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- preserve — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- possess — to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
noun keep
- stronghold — a well-fortified place; fortress.
- cell — A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells.
- presidio — a garrisoned fort; military post.
- statesville — a city in central North Carolina.
- sustainment — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
Antonyms for keep
verb keep
- throw away — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- let out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- get rid of — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
noun keep
- suppuration — the process of suppurating.
- remittance — the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance.
- exudation — The act of exuding.
- conge — permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal
- demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
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