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- [keep bak]
- /kip bæk/
- /kiːp bæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [keep bak]
- /kip bæk/
Definitions of keep back words
- verb with object keep back to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change. 1
- verb with object keep back to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the summer. 1
- verb with object keep back to hold in a given place; store: You can keep your things in here. 1
- verb with object keep back to maintain (some action), especially in accordance with specific requirements, a promise, etc.: to keep watch; to keep step. 1
- verb with object keep back 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 back 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 back
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 back
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
keep back 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 back usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for keep back
verb keep back
- bitted — Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- bitting — Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- bottle up — If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry.
- bottlenecking — a narrow entrance or passageway.
- call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
Antonyms for keep back
verb keep back
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
See also
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