keep

v., kept, keep·ing, keeps.

v.tr.

1. To retain possession of: kept the change; must keep your composure.
2. To have as a supply: keep an ax in the shed.
3. 1. To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support: “There's little to earn and many to keep” (Charles Kingsley).
   2. To support (a mistress or lover) financially.
4. To put customarily; store: Where do you keep your saw?
5. 1. To supply with room and board for a charge: keep boarders.
   2. To raise: keep chickens.
6. To maintain for use or service: an urbanite who didn't keep a car.
7. To manage, tend, or have charge of: Keep the shop while I'm away.
8. To preserve (food).
9. To cause to continue in a state, condition, or course of action: tried to keep the patient calm.
10. 1. To maintain records in: keep a yearly diary.
    2. To enter (data) in a book: keep financial records.
11. 1. To detain: was kept after school.
    2. To restrain: kept the child away from the stove; kept the crowd back with barriers.
    3. To prevent or deter: tried to keep the ice from melting.
    4. To refrain from divulging: keep a secret.
    5. To save; reserve: keep extra money for emergencies.
12. To adhere or conform to; follow: keep late hours.
13. To be faithful to; fulfill: keep one's word.
14. To celebrate; observe.

v.intr.

1. To remain in a state or condition; stay: keep in line; keep quiet; kept well.
2. To continue to do: keep on talking; keep guessing.
3. To remain fresh or unspoiled: The dessert won't keep.
4. To restrain oneself; hold oneself back: I couldn't keep from eavesdropping.

n.

1. Care; charge: The child is in my keep for the day.
2. The means by which one is supported: earn one's keep.
3. 1. The stronghold of a castle.
   2. A jail.

phrasal verbs:

keep at

1. To persevere in work or an action.

keep down

1. To prevent from growing, accomplishing, or succeeding: keep the revolutionaries down.
2. To hold under control or at a reduced level: Keep your voice down.
3. To refrain from vomiting: Although seasick, I managed to keep my food down.

keep off

1. To stay away from.

keep to

1. To adhere to: keep to the original purpose.

keep up

1. To maintain in good condition: kept up the property.
2. 1. To persevere in; carry on: We asked her to stop talking, but she kept it up.
   2. To preserve or sustain: kept up the appearance of friendship.
3. To continue at the same level or pace: The snow kept up all day.
4. To continue to pay off (a financial obligation).
5. To match one's competitors, colleagues, or neighbors in success or lifestyle: couldn't keep up with his friends who went into business.
6. To remain adequately informed: loved to keep up on the gossip.

idioms:

for keeps

1. For an indefinitely long period: gave the ring to me for keeps.
2. Seriously and permanently: We're separating for keeps.

keep an eye on

1. To watch over attentively; mind.
2. To watch closely or carefully: keep your eye on the ball.

keep an eye out

1. To be watchful.

keep a stiff upper lip

1. To be courageous or stoic in the face of adversity.

keep company

1. To carry on a courtship: a couple who kept company but never married.
2. To socialize or associate: keeps company with some tough thugs.

keep (one's) chin up

1. To be stalwart, courageous, or optimistic in the face of difficulty.

keep (one's) eyes open (or peeled)

1. To be on the lookout.

keep (one's) nose clean Informal.

1. To stay out of trouble.

keep pace

1. To stay even with others, as in a contest.

keep (someone) company

1. To accompany or remain with.

keep the wolf from the door

1. To avoid the privation and suffering resulting from a lack of money: Both spouses had to work in order to keep the wolf from the door.

keep time

1. To indicate the correct time.
2. Music. To maintain the tempo or rhythm.

keep to (oneself)

1. To shun the company of others: She kept to herself all morning.
2. To refrain from divulging: He kept the news to himself.

[Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan, to observe, seize.]

SYNONYMS  keep, retain, withhold, reserve. These verbs mean to have and maintain in one's possession or control. Keep is the most general: We received a few offers but decided to keep the house. Retain means to continue to hold, especially in the face of possible loss: Though unhappy, he retained his sense of humor. Withhold implies reluctance or refusal to give, grant, or allow: The tenant withheld his rent until the owner fixed the boiler. To reserve is to hold back for the future or for a special purpose: The farmer reserved two acres for an orchard. See also synonyms at observe.

also keep up

verb

1. To have and maintain in one's possession: hold, hold back, keep back, reserve, retain, withhold. See keep/release.
2. To have for sale: carry, stock. See keep/release.
3. To supply with the necessities of life: maintain, provide for, support. Idioms: take care of. See care for/neglect.
4. To have or put in a customary place: store. See place.
5. To remain fresh and unspoiled: last². See change/persist.
6. To persevere in some condition, action, or belief: maintain, retain, stay with. See continue/stop/pause.
7. To control, restrict, or arrest: bit², brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in. or up), restrain. See restraint/unrestraint.
8. To hold oneself back: abstain, forbear, hold off, refrain, withhold. See restraint/unrestraint.
9. To reserve for the future: lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, save (up), set by. See keep/release, save/waste.
10. To carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of: discharge, do, execute, exercise, fulfill, implement, perform. Idioms: live up to. See do/not do.
11. To act in conformity with: abide by, adhere, carry out, comply, conform, follow, mind, obey, observe. Idioms: toe thelinemark. See accept/reject, same/different/compare.
12. To mark (a day or an event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing: celebrate, commemorate, observe, solemnize. See remember/forget.

phrasal verb - keep back

1. To have and maintain in one's possession: hold, hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold. See keep/release.
2. To control, restrict, or arrest: bit², brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, pull in, rein (back, in. or up), restrain. See restraint/unrestraint.

phrasal verb - keep off

To turn or drive away: beat off, fend (off), parry, repel, repulse, ward off,, allow/prevent, strike/miss.

phrasal verb - keep on

To continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks: carry on, go on, hang on, persevere, persist. Idioms: hang in there, keep going, keep it up,, continue/stop/pause.

phrasal verb - keep out

To keep from being admitted, included, or considered: bar, count out, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, rule out, shut out,, include/exclude.

phrasal verb - keep up

To keep in a condition of good repair, efficiency, or use: maintain, preserve, sustain,, keep/release.

noun

1. The means needed to support life: alimentation, alimony, bread, bread and butter, livelihood, living, maintenance, subsistence, support, sustenance, upkeep. See money.
2. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention: brig, house of correction, jail, penitentiary, prison. Informal lockup, pen³. Slang big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey¹, slammer, stir². Chiefly Regional calaboose. See free/unfree.

Idioms beginning with keep:
keep in mind
keep one's fingers crossed
keep the ball rolling
keep one's hands off
keep one's wits about one
keep back
keep one's end up
keep in the dark
keep in touch
keep in with
keep abreast of
keep a civil tongue in one's head
keep after
keep a weather eye out
keep body and soul together
keep cool
keep house
keep it up
keep late hours
keep one's chin up
keep one's distance
keep one's eye on the ball
keep one's eyes open
keep one's mouth shut
keep one's nose clean
keep one's own counsel
keep one's shirt on
keep one's word
keep pace
keep posted
keep quiet
keep the peace
keep the wolf from the door
keeping up with the Joneses
keep watch
keep your . . .

See also earn one's keep; finders keepers, losers weepers; for keeps; in keeping; (keep someone) in the dark.

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v

Definition: commemorate
Antonyms: dishonor, ignore

v

Definition: hold, maintain
Antonyms: consume, disperse, give, give up, hand over, let go, release

v

Definition: prevent
Antonyms: allow, let go, let happen

v

Definition: tend; provide for
Antonyms: abandon, ignore, neglect

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Inner and strongest portion (donjon) of a medieval castle or citadel, also the residence of the lord.

[Co]

Central stronghold of a medieval castle.

1. to feed, e.g. long-keep steer.
2. pasturage.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

v.t.

    He willed away his whole estate,
        And then in death he fell asleep,
    Murmuring:  "Well, at any rate,
        My name unblemished I shall keep."
    But when upon the tomb 'twas wrought
    Whose was it? -- for the dead keep naught.
                                                     Durang Gophel Arn

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IN BRIEF: To own. Also: To continue doing something.

To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. — Mother Teresa (1910-1998)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - holde, overholde, opholde, beholde, gemme, gemme på, fejre
v. intr. - holde, holde sig, forholde sig
n. - underhold, kost, forplejning

idioms:

• for keeps    for altid
• How are you keeping?    hvordan har du det, hvordan går det
• in keeping with    passende
• keep after    se efter, passe på
• keep at it    hænge i, være flittig
• keep away    holde sig væk
• keep back    holde tilbage
• keep down    holde nede, undertrykke, bekæmpe
• keep going    holde den gående
• keep in with    holde sig gode venner med, være indladende, stå sig godt med for egen vindings skyld
• keep it in    holde for sig selv
• keep it up    holde den gående
• keep on    blive ved, holde ved lige, holde i gang, beholde
• keep on about    blive ved med et plage, blive ved med at stikke til, være efter en, være på nakken af en
• keep on at    blive ved med at plage, blive ved med at stikke til, være efter en, være på nakken af en
• keep one's hand in    holde sig i øvelse, holde sig i vanen
• keep one's hands off    holde fingrene væk
• keep oneself    holde sig for sig selv
• keep out    holde ude, udelukke, holde sig ude, holde sig væk, ingen adgang
• keep to    holde sig til
• keep under    holde nede, holde under kontrol, undertrykke
• keep up    vedligeholde, opretholde, holde gående, blive ved med
• keep up with the Joneses    gøre det samme som naboen, konkurrere om at have mere end naboen, være på højde med naboen
• out of keeping with    ikke stemme overens med, ikke harmonere med

Nederlands (Dutch)
(kosten van) levensonderhoud, hoede (r), toren/gevangenis, doorgaan met, (be-/ tegen-/ achter)houden, afhouden van, bewaren, onderhouden, goed blijven, nakomen, iemand voorzien van, beheren (zaak), bijhouden (boeken etc.), in voorraad hebben/verkopen, opsluiten, bewaken, in orde houden, laten (wachten/gissen etc.), behouden, geheim blijven, houdbaar zijn

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) garder, conserver, retenir, garder qch, se tenir à l'écart, tenir, maintenir (qch en ordre, propre, etc), mettre de côté, mettre en réserve, avoir (en réserve), (Comm) vendre, avoir, stocker, détenir, retarder (qn), avoir/posséder (qch), (Agric) élever, faire l'élevage de, tenir (une comptabilité), faire vivre, entretenir, subvenir aux besoins de, tenir (une promesse), observer (la loi), respecter (un traité), rester fidèle à un v¯u, remplir (des obligations), célébrer (une fête), protéger (arch)
v. intr. - garder, suivre, continuer, (Aut) tenir (sa gauche/sa droite), continuer (à, de faire), rester, se tenir, se maintenir, aller, se porter, se garder, se conserver (de la nourriture), garder sa fraîcheur, (fig) attendre, tenir jusqu'à
n. - subsistance, nourriture, pension, dépense, (Archit, Hist) donjon

idioms:

• for keeps    pour toujours, pour de bon
• How are you keeping?    comment allez-vous ?
• in keeping with    conformément à, en accord avec
• keep at it    continuez (excl)
• keep away    ne pas s'approcher, (fig) s'abstenir de, empêcher de s'approcher
• keep back    rester en arrière, ne pas avancer, ne pas approcher, retenir (qch) (sur un salaire), cacher, ne pas dire, ne pas révéler, retarder, restez en arrière (excl), empêcher de s'approcher (une foule)
• keep down    rester assis/allongé, retenir, maîtriser (le contrôle), réprimer, contenir, maîtriser (un chien), ne bougez pas (excl)
• keep from    se retenir (de faire), s'abstenir/s'empêcher de faire
• keep going    allez-y (excl), continuez toujours (excl)
• keep in with    rester en bons termes avec qn, cultiver (une relation avec qn)
• keep it in    être réticent, réprimer (qch)
• keep it up    continuez (excl)
• keep off    se tenir éloigné, rester à l'écart ou à distance, éloigner (un chien), empêcher de s'approcher (de), tenir à distance, n'approchez pas (excl)
• keep on    continuer à, continuer (à avancer), (GB) harceler (qn), garder (un employé), garder (son chapeau, son manteau), laisser allumé (la télé, les lumières)
• keep on about    ne pas s'arrêter de parler de
• keep on at    harceler, tracasser, être toujours sur le dos (de qn)
• keep one's hand in    garder/se faire la main
• keep one's hands off    éviter de mettre les mains, ne pas toucher, bas les mains (excl)
• keep out    rester en dehors, se tenir à l'abri de, ne pas se mêler, défense d'entrer (excl), accès interdit
• keep someone after    (École) garder qn en retenue
• keep someone down    abattre (qn) (moralement)
• keep someone in    (École) garder qn en retenue, consigner (un élève)
• keep someone off    (École) empêcher (qn) d'aller à l'école
• keep someone on    garder (qn, un employé), maintenir (qn, un employé) à son poste
• keep someone up    maintenir (qn) réveillé, empêcher (qn) de se coucher, obliger (qn) à veiller (ton poli), empêcher (qn) de dormir (par le bruit, la maladie)
• keep something back    cacher (qch), retenir qch (sur un salaire), ne pas communiquer (qch, des noms)
• keep something down    réprimer (qch), empêcher (qch, des prix) d'augmenter, garder le contrôle sur qch, limiter (qch, des dépenses)
• keep something from    cacher qch à (qn), s'empêcher de (faire qch)
• keep something in    contenir qch, réprimer (qch, la colère), rentrer (le ventre)
• keep something on    continuer (à, de) (faire qch)
• keep something up    continuer/maintenir (des prix), entretenir (une correspondance), continuer (des études), maintenir (un abonnement, une cotisation)
• keep to    être fidèle à, se maintenir à, serrer (un texte), s'en tenir à (des règles), respecter (un programme), rester dans (le sujet)
• keep under    contenir, maîtriser, dominer, assujettir, mater (des élèves, etc)
• keep up    continuer, se maintenir, entretenir, ne pas interrompre, maintenir (un abonnement), maintenir en bon état
• keep up with    aller aussi vite que (qn), se maintenir à la hauteur de (qn), se maintenir au niveau de (qn), suivre (qn), (École) bien suivre (en classe), rester en relations avec
• keep up with the Joneses    ne pas se trouver en reste avec les voisins, rivaliser de standing avec les voisins
• out of keeping with    en désaccord avec

Deutsch (German)
v. - einhalten, begehen, hüten, halten, behalten, erhalten, bewahren, unterhalten, instandhalten, führen, aufheben, sich halten
n. - Lebensunterhalt, Aufsicht, Bergfried

idioms:

• for keeps    auf Dauer, zum Behalten
• How are you keeping?    Wie geht es?
• in keeping with    in Übereinstimmung mit
• keep at it    weitermachen, nicht nachlassen
• keep away    wegbleiben, fernhalten
• keep back    zurückbleiben, zurückhalten
• keep down    niedrig halten, unterdrücken, bei sich behalten, in Deckung bleiben
• keep from    etw. nicht tun, es vermeiden, etw. zu tun
• keep going    weitermachen, nicht nachlassen
• keep in with    sich gut stellen mit
• keep it in    für sich behalten, unterdrücken
• keep it up    weitermachen, weiter so!
• keep off    wegbleiben, ausbleiben, "Betreten verboten", fernhalten, abhalten, nicht betreten, nicht begehen/befahren
• keep on    weitermachen
• keep on about    immer wieder anfangen mit, jmdm. ständig auf den Ohren liegen mit
• keep on at    jmdm. in den Ohren liegen, jmdm. ständig auf den Ohren liegen
• keep one's hand in    in der Übung bleiben
• keep one's hands off    in Ruhe lassen, nicht anfassen
• keep out    draußen bleiben, nicht hereinlassen
• keep someone after    (USA) nachsitzen müssen (ein Student)
• keep someone down    niedrig halten, unterdrücken, bei sich behalten, in Deckung bleiben, sitzenbleiben
• keep someone in    jmdn. mit etw. versorgen
• keep someone off    die Schule verlassen
• keep someone on    weitermachen
• keep someone up    jmdn. vom Schlafengehen abhalten
• keep something back    jdn abhalten
• keep something down    unterdrücken, unten bleiben, bei sich behalten (Essen), niedrig halten, unten lassen
• keep something from    es vermeiden
• keep something in    unterdrücken, verbergen
• keep something on    behalten, anbehalten, anlassen, aufbehalten
• keep something up    aufrechterhalten, auf gleichem Niveau halten, fortsetzen, in Ordnung halten
• keep to    nachkommen, halten, bleiben auf, beschränken auf
• keep under    unterdrücken, unter Narkose halten
• keep up    weitermachen, anhalten, festhalten, aufrechterhalten, auf gleichem Niveau halten, unterhalten, instand od. (ugs) in Schuss halten, in Ordnung, fortsetzen, weiterhin zahlen, weiter so!
• keep up with    mit jmdm. Kontakt halten, sich über etw. (Akk) auf dem laufenden halten
• keep up with the Joneses    es anderen gleichtun wollen
• out of keeping with    nicht in Übereinstimmung mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κρατώ, τηρώ, διατηρώ/-ούμαι, συντηρώ, φυλάγω, εξακολουθώ, συνεχίζω, εκτρέφω (ζώα κ.λπ.), καθυστερώ, μένω πιστός σε, υπακούω, εκπληρώνω (υπόσχεση κ.λπ.)
n. - συντήρηση, έξοδα συντηρήσεως, κάστρο

idioms:

• for keeps    για πάντα, για τα καλά
• How are you keeping?    Τι κάνεις; Πώς τα πας;
• in keeping with    σύμφωνα με, ανάλογα με, σύμφωνος με, συνεπής προς
• keep after    κυνηγώ, επιμένω
• keep at it    συνεχίζω το βιολί μου/την ίδια τακτική
• keep away    απομακρύνω/-ομαι
• keep back    κρύβω, παρασιωπώ, συγκρατώ, μένω πίσω, απομακρύνομαι, αναχαιτίζω
• keep down    καταστέλλω, καταπιέζω, περιορίζω, μένω σκυμμένος
• keep going    συνεχίζω να κινούμαι ή να λειτουργώ
• keep in with    συναναστρέφομαι
• keep it in    συγκρατώ, δεν εκδηλώνω
• keep it up    (καλά πας), συνέχισε!
• keep on    διατηρώ, συνεχίζω, εμμένω, επιμένω
• keep on about    μιλώ συνέχεια για
• keep on at    συνεχίζω να γκρινιάζω σε, συνεχίζω το βιολί μου με
• keep one's hand in    συνεχίζω να εξασκούμαι ή να επιδίδομαι σε
• keep one's hands off    δεν αγγίζω
• keep oneself    διατηρούμαι
• keep out    κρατώ έξω, εμποδίζω την είσοδο
• keep to    ακολουθώ ή τηρώ, εμμένω σε
• keep under    θέτω υπό έλεγχο
• keep up    διατηρώ, συντηρώ, στηρίζω, συνεχίζω, καλλιεργώ
• keep up with the Joneses    ανταγωνίζομαι τους γύρω μου σε επίδειξη
• out of keeping with    ασύμφωνος με, που δεν ταιριάζει

Italiano (Italian)
tenere, mantenere, osservare, conservare, trattenere, durare

idioms:

• for keeps    per sempre
• How are you keeping?    come stai?
• in keeping with    in conformità a
• in/out of keeping    essere/non essere in armonia
• keep at it    persistere
• keep away    tenersi lontano
• keep back    tenersi indietro, impedire
• keep down    tener giù, contenere, star tranquillo
• keep fit    tenersi in forma
• keep going    continuare
• keep house    mandare avanti la casa
• keep in check    controllare, tenere a freno
• keep in mind    tenere a mente
• keep in with    rimanere in
• keep it in    tenere dentro
• keep it up    tenere su
• keep on ..    continuare a
• keep on about    perseverare
• keep on at    molestare
• keep one's balance    mantenere il sangue freddo, mantenersi in equilibrio
• keep one's hair on    stare calmo
• keep oneself    guadagnarsi la vita
• keep out    escludere
• keep to    attenersi
• keep under    controllare
• keep up    mantenere
• keep up with the Joneses    tenersi all'altezza dei vicini ricchi
• keep warm    tener caldo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - guardar, manter, continuar, deter, criar (animais), registrar (dados), acompanhar, cuidar de
n. - subsistência (f)

idioms:

• for keeps    pra valer, para sempre
• How are you keeping?    Como vai?
• in keeping with    de acordo com
• in/out of keeping    apropriado/impróprio
• keep after    buscar, tentar obter, seguir
• keep at it    esforçar-se, perseverar
• keep away    manter-se afastado, afastar
• keep back    deter, conter, esconder
• keep down    manter-se abaixado, evitar o sucesso de
• keep going    continue
• keep in with    manter amizade (para beneficiar-se)
• keep it in    manter guardado
• keep it up    perseverar, manter em boas condições, continuar
• keep on    continuar, repetir
• keep on about    falar continuamente e insistentemente (sobre algo) (coloq.)
• keep on at    falar continuamente e insistentemente (sobre algo) (coloq.)
• keep one's hand in    praticar algo para não perder a habilidade
• keep one's hands off    manter-se afastado de
• keep oneself    isolar-se
• keep out    mantenha distância
• keep to    manter-se no curso ou caminho, manter promessa
• keep under    manter sob
• keep up    acompanhar (aprendizado), manter (aparências), manter acordado
• keep up with the Joneses    tentar obter tudo o que os amigos possuem para parecer tão bom quanto eles

Русский (Russian)
содержание, прокорм, держать, иметь, беречь, не возвращать, обеспечивать, иметь в продаже, задерживать, охранять, оставаться, придерживаться, соблюдать, помнить, вести записи, содержать хозяйство

idioms:

• for keeps    навсегда, окончательно
• How are you keeping?    как вы поживаете
• in keeping with    в соответствии с чем-либо
• in/out of keeping    совместимый/не- совместимый
• keep after    донимать кого-либо, стараясь достичь какой-то цели
• keep at it    не сдаваться, держаться
• keep away    держаться в отдалении
• keep back    держаться в стороне, удерживать, скрывать
• keep down    продолжать сидеть, подавлять, не допускать повышения чего-л.
• keep going    не останавливаться, держаться, не сдаваться
• keep in with    поддерживать хорошие отношения, согласовываться
• keep it in    сдерживаться
• keep it up    продолжать начатое
• keep on    продолжать, не снимать, не увольнять
• keep on about    много говорить о чем-либо, болтать
• keep on at    приставать с просьбами, отчитывать
• keep one's hand in    продолжать заниматься, не терять ловкости
• keep one's hands off    не дотрагиваться до кого-л., не давать волю рукам
• keep oneself    зарабатывать себе на жизнь
• keep out    держаться вне чего-либо
• keep to    придерживаться чего-либо
• keep under    сдерживать, подавлять
• keep up    продолжать, поддерживать, соблюдать, не давать заснуть
• keep up with the Joneses    стараться быть не хуже других

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cumplir, observar, conservar, mantener, entretener, seguir, continuar, guardar, tener guardado, tener, cuidar, custodiar, dirigir, detener, impedir, celebrar
v. intr. - quedarse con, mantenerse, sostenerse, conservarse, seguir, continuar, permanecer, estar, ir, venir, residir, vivir, atenerse a
n. - mantenimiento, manutención, subsistencia, guarda, custodia, castillo, fortaleza, depósito

idioms:

• for keeps    para siempre, para conservar, permanentemente
• How are you keeping?    ¿cómo estás?
• in keeping with    de conformidad con, en armonía con
• keep at it    ¡ánimo!, perseverar, insistir
• keep away    mantener a distancia, alejar, impedir, ¡no te acerques!
• keep back    mantener a raya, detener, impedir que avance
• keep down    oprimir, mantener bajo, contener, mantenerse agachado
• keep from    alejar de
• keep going    mantener, hacer funcionar, hacer durar, seguir adelante
• keep in with    mantenerse en buenos términos con alguien
• keep it in    tener encerrado, no dejar salir, retener, contener, ser reticente, no expresar algo
• keep it up    mantener el nivel, seguir como antes, ¡sigue!, no aflojar
• keep off    mantener a distancia, cerrar el paso, desviar
• keep on    seguir, continuar, no quitarse, insistir, no dejar de, no apagar, no despedir, conservar puesta (una prenda)
• keep on about    machacar, insistir
• keep on at    regañar, rezongar, fastidiar
• keep one's hand in    no perder la práctica
• keep one's hands off    no tocar
• keep out    no entrar, no dejar entrar, no admitir, no meterse
• keep someone after    retener a alguien en la escuela luego que termina el horario de clase
• keep someone down    oprimir, mantener bajo, contener, mantenerse agachado
• keep someone in    retener a alguien en la escuela luego que termina el horario de clase
• keep someone off    mantener a alguien a distancia, impedir que alguien concurra (a la escuela)
• keep someone on    seguir, continuar, no quitarse, insistir, no dejar de, no apagar, no despedir, mantener a alguien en servicio
• keep someone up    mantener el nivel, seguir como antes, ¡sigue!, impedir que alguien se deprima
• keep something back    ocultar, retener
• keep something down    oprimir, mantener bajo, contener, mantenerse agachado, controlar, limitar
• keep something from    prevenir, prevenirse, mantener algo en secreto, hacer que algo se mantenga afuera
• keep something in    tener encerrado, no dejar salir, retener, contener, vigilar (el fuego)
• keep something on    seguir, continuar, no quitarse, insistir, no dejar de, no apagar, no despedir, seguir usando una prenda
• keep something up    mantener en buenas condiciones
• keep to    seguir por (rumbo), cumplir con (promesa), mantener a (la derecha), ceñirse a, seguir por
• keep under    oprimir, dominar, someter
• keep up    mantener el nivel, seguir como antes, ¡sigue!, continúa!
• keep up with    continuar con, seguir al mismo paso o a la misma velocidad
• keep up with the Joneses    competir en la propia clase social, no ser menos que los demás o que el vecino
• out of keeping with    estar en desacuerdo, no armonizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hålla, behålla, ha, vakta
n. - uppehälle

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
保持, 遵守, 保存, 继续不断, 生计, 维持

idioms:

• for keeps    永远
• How are you keeping?    近况如何
• in keeping with    与...一致
• keep after    一再提醒, 不断追求
• keep at it    坚持, 纠缠, 继续
• keep away    不接近, 使离开
• keep back    落在后面, 阻止, 隐瞒, 留下
• keep down    卧下, 控制, 镇压
• keep going    继往开来
• keep in with    与...保持联络
• keep it in    抑制, 隐瞒, 隐藏
• keep it up    继续下去, 不松劲
• keep on    继续, 继续拥有, 继续雇用
• keep on about    就...喋喋不休
• keep on at    纠缠, 使烦恼
• keep one's hand in    不断练习以保持熟练
• keep one's hands off    别插手
• keep oneself    使自己不停地忙于...
• keep out    拒...入内
• keep to    坚持, 固守
• keep under    压制, 控制
• keep up    不停止, 保持
• keep up with the Joneses    赶时髦, 与较富裕的左邻右舍比排场
• out of keeping with    与...不一致

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 保持, 遵守, 保存
v. intr. - 保持, 繼續不斷
n. - 生計, 保持, 維持

idioms:

• for keeps    永遠
• How are you keeping?    近況如何
• in keeping with    與...一致
• keep after    一再提醒, 不斷追求
• keep at it    堅持, 糾纏, 繼續
• keep away    不接近, 使離開
• keep back    落在後面, 阻止, 隱瞞, 留下
• keep down    臥下, 控制, 鎮壓
• keep going    繼往開來
• keep in with    與...保持聯絡
• keep it in    抑制, 隱瞞, 隱藏
• keep it up    繼續下去, 不鬆勁
• keep on    繼續, 繼續擁有, 繼續雇用
• keep on about    就...喋喋不休
• keep on at    糾纏, 使煩惱
• keep one's hand in    不斷練習以保持熟練
• keep one's hands off    別插手
• keep oneself    使自己不停地忙於...
• keep out    拒...入內
• keep to    堅持, 固守
• keep under    壓制, 控制
• keep up    不停止, 保持
• keep up with the Joneses    趕時髦, 與較富裕的左鄰右舍比排場
• out of keeping with    與...不一致

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 보유하다, 두다, 유지하다, 지키다, 비치해 두다, 머무르다
v. intr. - 계속하다, 머무르다, 삼가다, 견디다, 살다
n. - 생활비, 식량, 감옥, 보존

idioms:

• in keeping with    ~와 조화되어 있다
• keep after    계속 말하다, 미행하다
• keep at it    끈기 있게 하게 하다
• keep away    버리다, 떠나다
• keep back    억누르다, 방지하다
• keep down    억누르다, 진압하다
• keep going    계속하다
• keep in with    다른 사람과 사이 좋게 지내다
• keep it in    숨다, 감추다, 불이 타다
• keep it up    지속적으로 노력하다
• keep on    그대로 계속하다, 전진하다
• keep on about    귀찮게 조르다
• keep on at    남을 끈질기게 괴롭히다
• keep one's hand in    관심을 유지하다
• keep one's hands off    관심을 버리다
• keep oneself    혼자 있다 , 다른 사람과의 관계를 끊다
• keep out    배척하다
• keep to    따르다 , 고수하다
• keep under    억제하다, 진압하다
• keep up    알고 있다, 뒤떨어 지지 않도록 따라가다
• keep up with the Joneses    이웃 사람과 맞서다 , 최신 유행을 따르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 持っている, 預かる, 保つ, しまっておく, 保存する, 養う, 飼う, 続ける, 祝う, 世話をする, 番をする, 経営する, 自分のものにする, 雇っておく, 管理する
n. - 食と住, 本丸

idioms:

• for keeps    永久に, いつまでも
• in keeping with    と調和して, と一致して
• in/out of keeping    調和しないで, 矛盾して
• keep a close eye/watch on    監視する
• keep a grip on oneself    自分をおさえる
• keep a low profile    目立たないでいる
• keep a person in his/her place    うぬぼれをくじく
• keep a secret    秘密を守る
• keep a tight rein on    しっかり管理する
• keep a weather eye open    警戒する
• keep abreast    遅れないで
• keep abreast of    遅れないようにする
• keep account of    注意する
• keep after    後を追い続ける, …にしつこく言う
• keep an eye on    監視する
• keep an eye out    見張っている
• keep apart    離しておく
• keep at it    根気よくやる
• keep away    近づかない
• keep back    後ろに下がっている, 離れている, 抑える, 払わないでおく, 差し引く, 知らせないでおく
• keep balls in the air    討論などをうまく運ぶ
• keep bleeding    出血しつづける
• keep body and soul together    やっと生きていく
• keep books    帳簿を付ける
• keep company    お供をする
• keep down    身を伏せている, 低くしている, 抑える, 抑圧する, もどさないでおく
• keep faith with    誓いを守る
• keep fit    健康である
• keep going    動かし続ける, やっていく, 生き続けさせる
• keep house    所帯を持つ, 家事を切り盛りする
• keep in check    食い止める
• keep in mind    心に留める, 覚えておく
• keep in suspense    はらはらさせる
• keep in touch    接触を保つ
• keep in with    仲よくしている
• keep it in    そのままにしておく
• keep it up    続ける, どしどしやる
• keep mum    黙りこくる
• keep on    進み続ける, やり続ける, 着たままでいる, …し続ける, 繰り返し…する, 雇い続ける, 所有し続ける
• keep on about    …をうるさくせがむ
• keep on at    …にがみがみ言う
• keep on at    …にがみがみ言う
• keep one's balance    平衡を保つ, 平静さを保つ
• keep one's chin up    がんばる
• keep one's distance    近寄らない, よそよそしくする
• keep one's eyes open    油断なく見張る, 十分気を配る
• keep one's eyes peeled    油断なく見張る, 十分気を配る
• keep one's feet    しっかり立っている, 慎重に行動する
• keep one's fingers crossed    願いが叶うことを祈る
• keep one's hair on    落ち着いている
• keep one's hand in    練習を続ける
• keep one's hands off    手を触れない
• keep one's head    冷静でいる
• keep one's head above water    おぼれないでいる, 借金せずにいる
• keep one's head below the parapet    敵から隠れる, 敵から身を守る
• keep one's mouth shut    黙っている
• keep one's nose clean    行儀よくしている
• keep one's nose to the grindstone    こつこつ働く
• keep one's own counsel    自分の意図を人に明かさない, 黙っている
• keep one's pecker up    元気を出す
• keep one's powder dry    万一に備える
• keep one's shirt on    落ちついている
• keep one's temper    平静を保つ
• keep one's word    約束を守る
• keep oneself    一人でいる, 秘密にしておく
• keep oneself alive with    で命をつなぐ
• keep out    中に入らない, 外にいる, 締め出す
• keep pace with    足並みを合わせる
• keep posted    掲示しつづける
• keep quiet about    秘密にしておく
• keep rank    列を乱さない, 秩序を保つ
• keep regular hours    早寝する
• keep someone guessing    人をはらはらさせておく
• keep someone sweet    人の機嫌をとる
• keep something under one's hat    秘密にしておく
• keep straight    地道にやる, いつも正直にする
• keep tabs on    帳簿に付ける, 付けにする, 監視する
• keep the peace    平和を維持する
• keep the pot boiling    暮らしを立てていく
• keep the wolf from the door    飢えをしのぐ, どうにか食べていく
• keep time    拍子を取る, 時間を記録する
• keep to    離れない, …に…から離れさせない, 守る, …に…を守らせる
• keep track of    跡をつける, 憶えている, 跡をたどる, 見失わないようにする
• keep under    抑える
• keep up    高水準を維持する, 衰えない, 維持する, 続ける, 続く, 起こしておく
• keep up appearances    体面をつくろう
• keep up one's end    自分の責任をきちんと果たす
• keep up with the Joneses    隣人と張り合う, 最新の流行を追う
• keep warm    温かくする
• keep your side of the bargain    自分の方も約束を守る
• Keep your trap shut!    黙れ!:!:ダマレ!
• keep your voice down    声を下げる
• keeps up with the times    時代を追う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبقي, يحفظ, يفي, يواصل (الاسم) قلعه, سجن, قوت, طعام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שמר, החזיק, קיים, פרנס, ניהל, אחסן‬
v. intr. - ‮נשאר, המשיך, שרד‬
n. - ‮פרנסה, אחזקה, תמיכה, מצודה, אחריות‬

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