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keep to

keep to
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [keep too]
    • /kip tu/
    • /kiːp tuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keep too]
    • /kip tu/

Definitions of keep to words

  • verb with object keep to 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 to 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 to hold in a given place; store: You can keep your things in here. 1
  • verb with object keep to 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 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 to maintain in condition or order, as by care and labor: He keeps his car in good condition. 1
See all 60 definitions of keep to

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Origin of keep to

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 to

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

keep to 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 to

verb keep to

  • adhere — If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
  • cling — If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
  • follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
All 3 Synonyms of keep to

Antonyms for keep to

verb keep to

  • absented — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
  • absenting — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
  • absents — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
  • bend the rules — to ignore rules or change them to suit one's own convenience
  • catch flies — any of various plants, especially of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught.
All 23 Antonyms of keep to

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