keep up
keep
ki:p
kip
up
ƌp
ap
/kˈiːp ˈʌp/

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

to keep up
[phrase form: keep]
01

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

to preserve something at a consistently high standard, price, or level
to keep up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A healthy diet contributes to keeping your immune system up.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āχāĻŽāĻŋāωāύ āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
02

āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϜāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to prevent someone from going to sleep
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The exciting movie kept me up past my usual bedtime.
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āϘ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϜāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to move or progress at the same rate as someone or something else
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the world of fashion, designers must anticipate trends and evolve their styles to keep up.
āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ—āϤ⧇, āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāϏ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to continue using or practicing something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Many artists keep up traditional techniques alongside modern methods.
āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

(of situations or weather conditions) to continue without stopping
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If the current trend keeps up, we might see record-breaking temperatures this summer.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāχ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻˇā§āĻŽā§‡ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
06

āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to maintain a house, garden, or property in good condition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Regular maintenance is required to keep up the old Victorian house.
āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
07

āφāĻĒ āϟ⧁ āĻĄā§‡āϟ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧁āύ, āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧁āύ

to stay knowledgeable and informed about current events or developments in a specific field or area of interest
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To succeed in the rapidly changing business landscape, it 's crucial to keep up on market trends.
āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύāĻļā§€āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āĻĒ⧇ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāϤ⧇, āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
08

āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to maintain communication with someone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite living in different cities, they make an effort to keep up and stay connected regularly.
āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
09

āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to continue a particular action or behavior
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Pretending to be happy is getting challenging; I do n't know if I can keep the charade up much more.
āϖ⧁āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϛ⧇; āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻž āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāχ āĻ­āĻžāύ āφāϰ āĻ•āϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦāĨ¤
10

āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to regularly meet financial obligations or perform routine tasks to avoid problems
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To prevent repossession, ensure you keep up on your car loan installments.
āϜāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϞ⧋āύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ