keep

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keep
kiːp Listen
Meanings
verb
  • have or retain possession of.
    E.g. return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files
  • cause to continue in a specified condition, position, course, etc.
    E.g. the guidance system keeps the machine on course
  • provide for the sustenance of (someone).
    E.g. he had to keep his large family in the manner he had chosen
  • honour or fulfil (a commitment or undertaking).
    E.g. I'll keep my promise, naturally
  • make written entries in (a diary) on a regular basis.
    E.g. the master kept a weekly journal
noun
  • food, clothes, and other essentials for living.
    E.g. the Society are paying for your keep
  • charge; control.
    E.g. if from shepherd's keep a lamb strayed far
  • the strongest or central tower of a castle, acting as a final refuge.

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