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keeped
 
Verb keep has 22 senses
  1. keep, maintain, hold - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep - continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
    --2 is one way to act, move
    Sample sentence:
    They keep moving
  3. keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
    --3 is one way to have, have got, hold
    Antonyms: lose
    Derived form: noun keeping3
    Sample sentence:
    They keep the money
  4. prevent, keep - prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
    Sample sentence:
    They keep him from writing the letter
  5. observe, keep - conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
    Derived form: noun keeping1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. observe, keep, maintain - observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  7. keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
    --7 is one way to     have, have got, hold
    Derived forms: noun keeper1, noun keeper2, noun keeping2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  8. keep, maintain - maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
    --8 is one way to record, enter, put down
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  9. keep - supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"
    --9 is one way to     lodge, accommodate
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot keep Sue
  10. retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going - allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"
    --10 is one way to prolong, sustain, keep up
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  11. sustain, keep, maintain - supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"
    --11 is one way to have, have got, hold
    Derived form: noun keep1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  12. keep, stay fresh - fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"
    --12 is one way to stay, remain, rest
    Sample sentence:
    This food does keep well
  13. observe, celebrate, keep - celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  14. restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
    --14 is one way to prevent, keep
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  15. keep, preserve - maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"
    --15 is one way to protect
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  16. keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"
    --16 is one way to     grow, raise, farm, produce
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  17. keep open, hold open, keep, save - retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
    --17 is one way to reserve, hold, book
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  18. keep - store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
    --18 is one way to     store
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  19. keep - have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"
    --19 is one way to     have, have got, hold
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  20. keep, maintain - maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
    --20 is one way to have, have got, hold
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  21. keep - hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school"
    --21 is one way to     confine, detain
    Derived form: noun keep3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  22. preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
    --22 is one way to cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
keep the head keep through keep to oneself keep together keep track keep up keep up with keep with keeped keeper keepers keepeth keeping keeping it down keeping the lid on keeps everything running keepsake

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