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- DictionaryKeep/kēp/
verb
- 1. have or retain possession of: "return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files"
- 2. cause to continue in a specified condition, position, course, etc.: "the guidance system keeps the machine on course"
noun
- 1. food, clothes, and other essentials for living: "working overtime to earn his keep"
- 2. charge; control: archaic "if from shepherd's keep a lamb strayed far"
KEEP definition: 1. to have or continue to have in your possession: 2. to own and manage a small shop: 3. If you…. Learn more.
To keep means to have and hold on to something — like to keep your wallet in your pocket. It also means to continue; if you keep hula hooping you’ll break the world record!
Definition of keep verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Keep definition: to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own. See examples of KEEP used in a sentence.
Keep is used with some nouns to indicate that someone does something for a period of time or continues to do it. For example, if you keep a grip on something, you continue to hold or control it. Until last year, the regime kept a tight grip on the country.
Keep is used with some nouns to indicate that someone does something for a period of time or continues to do it. For example, if you keep a grip on something, you continue to hold or control it.
Keep Definition. To retain possession of. Kept the change; must keep your composure. To continue; go on; persevere or persist. To keep on talking. To take care of, or have and take care or charge of. To have as a supply. Keep spare parts in case of emergency.
to have something permanently or for the whole of a period of time: You can keep that dress if you like it. He borrowed my bike and kept it all week. I kept my last car for two years. Fewer examples. Swans keep the same mate throughout their life. I keep some brandy for medicinal purposes.
to stay, or make something stay, in a particular place or condition: When there's a crisis at work, it's important for managers to keep calm and be supportive. keep sth moving/working/operating You must keep the assembly line moving at a steady rate. keep sth organized / clean / available.
Synonyms for KEEP: celebrate, commemorate, bless, observe, remember, honor, sanctify, consecrate; Antonyms of KEEP: break, violate, forget, ignore, disregard, transgress, overlook, neglect.
