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keep from

keep from
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [keep fruhm, from]
    • /kip frʌm, frɒm/
    • /kiːp frəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keep fruhm, from]
    • /kip frʌm, frɒm/

Definitions of keep from words

  • verb with object keep from 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 from to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the summer. 1
  • verb with object keep from to hold in a given place; store: You can keep your things in here. 1
  • verb with object keep from to maintain (some action), especially in accordance with specific requirements, a promise, etc.: to keep watch; to keep step. 1
  • verb with object keep from 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 from to maintain in condition or order, as by care and labor: He keeps his car in good condition. 1
See all 52 definitions of keep from

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Origin of keep from

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 from

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Keep from

keep from 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".

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Synonyms for keep from

verb keep from

  • abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  • blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
  • die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
  • duelling — a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
  • forbear — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
All 21 Synonyms of keep from

Antonyms for keep from

verb keep from

  • commit — If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.
  • depute — If you are deputed to do something, someone tells or allows you to do it on their behalf.
  • deputed — to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
  • go for broke — a simple past tense of break.
  • go in for — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
All 12 Antonyms of keep from

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