Definition
to keep: to guard, to store, to maintain, to conserve, to hold on to, to retain
We will keep your belongings until you get out of jail.
Let's keep this discreet. Please don't tell anyone.
This is an irregular verb:
I keep / I kept / I have kept
to keep (on) doing something: to continue, to carry on, to go on, to persist in doing something
- "My job is to keep you all alive during this mission."
- "It's where we keep our craziest dogs."
- "For the last 2 days we have had to immobilise him. He has been trying to lick his own bottom, he keeps dancing to the music in his head, and worst of all, he sometimes tries to polish an imaginary teapot."
- "Bob the Brit : You heard the man, now keep your hands up!"
- "Passengers are requested to keep their possessions with them at all times."
- "Ms. Lohan already sits on our board of trustees, however she is considering investing a large amount of capital in the company, which would allow us to finally purchase the island zoo that everyone keeps asking about."
- "Susie : I'm fine, I just keep misunderstanding what you're saying to me."
- "We're going to keep Mr. Gidyeon in custody."
- "Plus you keep yelling "man overboard" while using the toilet."
- "Bruno : I said 'sometimes I keep a pen'... in my pocket."
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