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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "keep"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have or continue to have something
Transitive: to keep sth
to keep definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He found a lost wallet on the street and decided to keep it until he could find the owner.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āϟ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have or store something in a specific place
Transitive: to keep sth somewhere
to keep definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Keep your laptop in a padded bag when traveling.
āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāϟāĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻĄ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
02

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to stay or remain in a specific state, position, or condition
Linking Verb: to keep [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She kept silent during the meeting.
āϏāĻ­āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϰāχāϞāĨ¤
2.1

āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāύ⧋

to delay someone or cause them to be late
Transitive: to keep sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'll try not to keep you too long, considering your busy schedule.
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧂āĻšā§€ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻŦā§‹ āύāĻžāĨ¤
2.2

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to make someone or something stay or remain in a specific state, position, or condition
Complex Transitive: to keep sb/sth [adj]
to keep definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The firefighters worked tirelessly to keep the fire under control.
āĻ…āĻ—ā§āύāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ…āĻ—ā§āύāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāϪ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.3

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of food or any perishable commodity) to stay in good condition
Intransitive: to keep sometime
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Canned goods can keep for months or even years.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻĄ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽāύāĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
2.4

āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to do something many times or continue doing something
Transitive: to keep doing sth
to keep definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
My workload keeps getting heavier.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž āϚāϞāϤ⧇āχ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϛ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀āĨ¤
03

āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide money, food, or other necessities for one or someone else to live
Transitive: to keep sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He had to budget meticulously to keep his family in the lifestyle they desired.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻœā§‡āϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇āĨ¤
3.1

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to manage something one owns, particularly a business
Transitive: to keep a business
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He keeps a bakery in the downtown area.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϟāĻžāωāύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύāĨ¤
3.2

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to guard, protect, or defend someone
Transitive: to keep sb | to keep sb from sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
May the angels watch over you and keep you.
āĻĻ⧇āĻŦāĻĻā§‚āϤāϰāĻž āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āύāϜāϰ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āĻ•āĨ¤
3.3

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to own and take care of animals
Transitive: to keep animals
to keep definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
My grandmother kept a variety of animals on her farm, including chickens, cows, and horses.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻžāϕ⧁āĻŽāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻŽā§āϰāĻ—āĻŋ, āĻ—āϰ⧁ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻš āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž

to remain faithful to a promise, commitment, or agreement
Transitive: to keep a commitment or agreement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He completely forgot to keep his appointment with the dentist.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to put something aside for someone so that one can give it to them when they ask for it
Transitive: to keep sth for sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If there 's any leftover pizza, could you keep a slice for me?
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻœā§āϜāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻž āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
06

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to write something down, particularly for archival purposes
Transitive: to keep a written record
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He keeps a record of all his expenses in a personal finance spreadsheet.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻļāĻŋāĻŸā§‡ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

the central tower of a castle or fortress, typically the strongest and most secure part

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The castle 's keep overlooked the surrounding lands.
02

a confined space in a jail or prison

03

the money or resources needed to live

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The servants worked hard to earn their keep.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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