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to keep from
[phrase form: keep]
01
to prevent someone from engaging in a specific activity
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
from
Base verb
keep
Present tense
keep from
3rd person singular
keeps from
Present participle
keeping from
Past simple
kept from
Past participle
kept from
Examples
The heavy rain kept us from going on our planned outdoor hike.
02
to refrain from sharing information with someone
Examples
I think we ought to keep the truth from him until he's better to avoid causing more stress.
03
to prevent a specific emotion, expression, or characteristic from having an impact on a particular situation
Examples
She tried to keep her frustration from affecting her performance in the meeting.
