āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to keep to
[phrase form: keep]
01
āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to stay on a specific path, road, or route
Transitive: to keep to a path
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The hikers were advised to keep to the established paths to protect the environment.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to follow through with what one has promised, planned, or committed to do
Transitive: to keep to a plan
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It 's essential to keep to the budget you've set for the project.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
03
āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž, āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to focus on and discuss only the specific subject that one is supposed to address
Transitive: to keep to a subject
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The professor reminded the students to keep to the assigned essay question.
āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to remain in a particular place or position
Transitive: to keep to a place or position
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The children were told to keep to the play area and not wander too far from the campsite.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
to keep to oneself
01
to choose not to communicate or interact with other people
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Idiom
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite being in a social environment, he chose to keep to himself and read a book.
to keep something to oneself
01
to decide not to share a piece of information, an idea, or a feeling with others
Collocation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She chose to keep her travel plans to herself to surprise her family.
to keep somebody to oneself
01
to limit someone's interactions with others, usually due to possessiveness or a desire for privacy
Collocation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was so jealous of her boyfriend that she always tried to keep him to herself, never allowing him to spend time with his friends or family.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
