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keep
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- pronunciation:
- kip
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
keeps, keeping, kept |
| definition 1: |
When you keep something, you don't throw it away or give it away or give it back to someone. Some things that people often keep are love letters and valentines.
My mom keeps all of my grandmother's old letters.I just wanted to borrow Ava's pen but she said I could keep it.- synonyms:
- have, hold, possess, retain
- antonyms:
- abandon, lose, return, scrap
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| definition 2: |
When someone keeps chickens, it means that they own and take care of chickens.
The farmer keeps many cows and sheep.- synonyms:
- attend, maintain, take care of
- similar words:
- guard, manage, mind, preserve, protect, supervise, watch
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| definition 3: |
When you keep your games in a drawer, the drawer is the place where you always put your games and where they stay until you want them.
Daniel keeps his rock collection in a shoe box.- synonyms:
- store
- similar words:
- collect, place, put
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| definition 4: |
When you keep something a certain way, you don't change it. You make it stay in a certain way or in a particular place.
Maya's mom was thinking about cutting her hair short, but she decided to keep it long.If you don't keep ice cream cold, it will melt.My dad said I could get a hamster, but I have to keep it in my room.- similar words:
- check, control, curb, hold, leave, limit, maintain, stay
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| definition 5: |
When you keep a promise, it means that you will do what you said you will do.
Henry kept his promise to his grandmother and called her when he got back home.- synonyms:
- comply with, obey, observe
- antonyms:
- break, neglect
- similar words:
- conform to, mind
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| definition 6: |
When you keep doing something, you don't stop doing it. When you keep laughing, you continue laughing and don't stop.
The neighbor's dog keeps barking every night.- similar words:
- continue, hold
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| definition 7: |
When you cannot keep from being excited about something, it means that you cannot stop being excited.
Marty could not keep from telling Brian that he's going to have a surprise birthday party.- synonyms:
- cease, stop
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| related words: |
confine, fulfill, leave, own, persist, save, store |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
When you earn your keep, it means that you earn enough money to live or support yourself.
When Nina's grandmother came to this country as a young woman, she worked as a nanny to earn her keep.- synonyms:
- living
- similar words:
- support
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| derivation: |
kept (adj.) |
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