Keep Meaning and Definition

Word: Keep

How to pronounce: kiːp

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Have or retain possession of.

Example sentences: "Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files"

2. Cause to continue in a specified condition, position, course, etc.

Example sentences: "The guidance system keeps the machine on course"

3. Provide for the sustenance of (someone)

Example sentences: "He had to keep his large family in the manner he had chosen"

4. Honor or fulfill (a commitment or undertaking)

Example sentences: "I'll keep my promise, naturally"

5. Make written entries in (a diary) on a regular basis.

Example sentences: "The master kept a weekly journal"

Noun

Definitions:

1. Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Example sentences: "Working overtime to earn his keep"

2. Charge; control.

Example sentences: "If from shepherd's keep a lamb strayed far"

3. The strongest or central tower of a castle, acting as a final refuge.

Example sentences: "Even the gateways leading into old keeps and castles don't escape the over-enthusiasm of some amateur restorers."

Synonyms:

hold

withhold

contain

follow

adhere

hold down

continue

remain

survive

proceed

carry on

stay

reserve

observe

comply

fulfill

overlook

save

preserve

conserve

maintain

beware

retain

store

guard

preserving

conservation

safeguard

constrain

restrain

hold back

curb

inhibit

tame

carry

conduct

preside

leave

preservation

support

sustain

provide

cling

run

celebrate

operate

meet

satisfy

look after

oversee

supervise

manage

superintend

steer

tend

handle

administer

govern

administrate

protect

defend

secure

prevent

fend

hide

keep back

cover

conceal

stow

upkeep

sustenance

shield

ward

stick

bridle

donjon

complete

fill

guide

control

Antonyms:

produce

generate

Derivations:

keeping

keeper

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Keep in Other Languages...

Spanish: Mantener

German: Halten

French: Garder

Italian: Mantenere

Turkish: Tutmak