keep — Englisches Wörterbuch

keep
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Verb

  1. To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    to keep silence; to keep possession

  2. To remain faithful to a given promise or word.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    to keep one's word; to keep one's promise

    Both day and night did we keep company.

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    Within the Portal as I kept my Watch, / Swift gliding Shadows by the glimm'ring Moon, I could perceive in Forms of armed Men, / Poſſeſſ the Space that borders on the Porch— […]

  3. To hold the status of something. To maintain possession of.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.

    I only meant to lend him the shirt at first, but it looked better on him than me, so I told him to keep it.

  4. To hold the status of something. To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.

    Gebrauch
    • ditransitiv
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.

    The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.

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    Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered.[…]The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.

    She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.

  5. To hold the status of something. To record transactions, accounts, or events in.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    I used to keep a diary.

  6. To hold the status of something. To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
  7. To hold the status of something. To remain in; to be confined to.

    Gebrauch
    • archaisch
    • transitiv
    Beispiele
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    Metrocles somewhat indiscreetly, as he was disputing in his Schole, in presence of his auditory, let a fart, for shame whereof he afterwards kept his house and could not be drawen abroad[…].

    The wrathful skies / Gallow the very wanderers of the dark / And make them keep their caves.

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    The following day she was so ill that she kept her bed; the husband went not once to enquire for her, nor did he send any message: he also kept his apartment, and was heard walking backwards and forwards with a hurried pace the whole of that day.

    "As I sat alone at my breakfast--Mrs. Challenger is in the habit of keeping her room of a morning--it suddenly entered my head that it would be entertaining and instructive to see whether I could find any limits to this woman's inperturbability."

  8. To hold the status of something. To restrain.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    I keep my pet gerbil away from my brother.

    Don't let me keep you; I know you have things to be doing.

  9. To hold the status of something. To watch over, look after, guard, protect.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    • with from
    Beispiele

    May the Lord keep you from harm.

    cursse on thy cruell hond, / That twise hath sped; yet shall it not thee keepe / From the third brunt of this my fatall brond […]

  10. To hold the status of something. To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    He kept a mistress for over ten years.

  11. To hold the status of something. To raise; to care for.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    • of living things
    Beispiele

    He has been keeping orchids since retiring.

    Here John had to keep cows with other boys, and they used to drive them to graze about the Nine-hills.

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    Of course boys are boys and need watching, but there is little watching necessary when they keep chickens.

    Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: "You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton." She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years.

  12. To hold the status of something. To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    I know that it's a secret / And that I gotta keep it / But I want the lights on / Yeah, I want the lights on

  13. To hold the status of something. To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    like a pedant that keeps a school

    They were honourably accompanied and with great estate brought to London, where euery of them kept house by himselfe.

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    At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.

  14. To hold the status of something. To have habitually in stock for sale.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
  15. To hold or be held in a state. To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.

    Gebrauch
    • intransitiv
    • außer Gebrauch
    Beispiele

    She kept to her bed while the fever lasted.

    Knock at his study, where, they say, he keeps, / To ruminate strange plots of dire revenge; […]

  16. To hold or be held in a state. To continue.

    Gebrauch
    • intransitiv
    Beispiele

    I keep taking the tablets, but to no avail.

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    Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. […] Next day she […] tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head. Then, thwarted, the wretched creature went to the police for help; she was versed in the law, and perhaps had spared no pains to keep on good terms with the local constabulary.

    Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic[…]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become.[…]But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.

  17. To hold or be held in a state. To remain edible or otherwise usable.

    Gebrauch
    • intransitiv
    Beispiele

    Potatoes can keep if they are in a root cellar.

    Latex paint won't keep indefinitely.

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    If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not keep.

  18. To hold or be held in a state. To remain in a state.

    Gebrauch
    • copulative
    • intransitiv
    Beispiele

    The rabbit avoided detection by keeping still.

    Keep calm! There's no need to panic.

  19. To hold or be held in a state. To have rooms at college, at the University of Cambridge.

    Gebrauch
    • britischer Gebrauch
    • intransitiv
    • außer Gebrauch
  20. To wait for, keep watch for.

    Gebrauch
    • außer Gebrauch
    Beispiele
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    And thenne whan the damoysel knewe certaynly that he was not syre launcelot / thenne she took her leue and departed from hym / And thenne syre Trystram rode pryuely vnto the posterne where kepte hym la beale Isoud / and there she made hym good chere and thanked god of his good spede

  21. To act as wicket-keeper.

    Gebrauch
    • intransitiv
    Beispiele

    Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.

  22. To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.

    Gebrauch
    • intransitiv
    • außer Gebrauch
    Beispiele

    […] kepe that the lustes choke not the word of God that is sowen in vs,

  23. To be in session; to take place.

    Gebrauch
    • intransitiv
    • außer Gebrauch
    Beispiele

    School keeps today.

  24. To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.

    Gebrauch
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    I have kept the faith: […]

    Be strong, live happie, and love, but first of all / Him whom to love is to obey, and keep / His great command; […]

  25. To visit (a place) often; to frequent.

    Gebrauch
    • broadly
    • veraltend
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    […] 'tis hallowed ground; No Maid seeks here her strayed Cow, or Sheep, Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep:

  26. To observe or celebrate (a holiday).

    Gebrauch
    • veraltend
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    to keep the Sabbath

    The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26.

    Weitere Beispiele (3)

    There are two time-zones in China: the Eastern, which keeps Shanghai time, 8 hr. in advance of G.M.T.; and the Western, which keeps Kansu-Szechwan time, 7 hr. in advance of G.M.T.

    "Nephew!" returned the uncle sternly, "keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine."

    "Oh, we are from Osthalla," says one of them, "we are going to the Veien dairy to keep the wedding; the one who drives in front is the parson, next are the bride and bridegroom, and I am his father-in-law."

  27. To put (something) back (to its original location or appropriate place); to put away.

    Gebrauch
    • Singapore
    • Wales
    • transitiv
    Beispiele

    Please keep these books.

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    […] semantic shift: e.g., to send (“to give a lift”), to keep (“to put away”), to hack (“to remove carefully,” e.g., tiles, plaster, etc.), knock (“to remove a dent from a car”), bluff (“to joke”), stay (“to live”) […]

Substantiv

  1. The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.

    Gebrauch
    • zählbar
    • historisch
    • nicht zählbar
    Synonyme
  2. The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.

    Gebrauch
    • zählbar
    • nicht zählbar
    Beispiele

    He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.

  3. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.

    Gebrauch
    • zählbar
    • nicht zählbar
    Beispiele

    to be in good keep

  4. A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.

    Gebrauch
    • zählbar
    • nicht zählbar
  5. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.

    Gebrauch
    • zählbar
    • außer Gebrauch
    • nicht zählbar
    Beispiele
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    So Sir Gareth strayned hym so that his olde wounde braste ayen on bledynge; but he was hote and corragyous and toke no kepe, but with his grete forse he strake downe the knyght[…].

    Pan, thou god of shepherds all, / Which of our tender lambkins takest keep.

  6. That which is kept in charge; a charge.

    Gebrauch
    • zählbar
    • außer Gebrauch
    • nicht zählbar
    Beispiele

    Often he used of his keep / A sacrifice to bring.

  7. A mistress (the other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations).

    Gebrauch
    • zählbar
    • euphemistic
    • außer Gebrauch
    • nicht zählbar
    Beispiele
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    My Darling Girl, In London the other day I heard a piece of news which may amuse you. The French girl who shot her so-called Egyptian prince and is going to be tried for murder, is the fancy woman who was the Prince's 'keep' in Paris during the war […]

Substantiv

  1. the financial means whereby one lives

    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    each child was expected to pay for their keep

    he applied to the state for support

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    he could no longer earn his own livelihood

  2. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

    Oberbegriffe
  3. a cell in a jail or prison

    Synonyme

Verb

  1. cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

    Synonyme
    Beispiele

    hold in place

    She always held herself as a lady

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    The students keep me on my toes

  2. continue a certain state, condition, or activity

    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    Keep on working!

    We continued to work into the night

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    Keep smiling

    We went on working until well past midnight

  3. retain possession of

    Synonyme
    Antonyme
    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    Can I keep my old stuffed animals?

    She kept her maiden name after she married

  4. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

    Synonyme
    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    We must prevent the cancer from spreading

    His snoring kept me from falling asleep

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    Keep the child from eating the marbles

  5. conform one's action or practice to

    Synonyme
    Antonyme
    Beispiele

    keep appointments

    she never keeps her promises

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    We kept to the original conditions of the contract

  6. stick to correctly or closely

    Beispiele

    The pianist kept time with the metronome

    keep count

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    I cannot keep track of all my employees

  7. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    He keeps the shop when I am gone

  8. maintain by writing regular records

    Synonyme
    Beispiele

    keep a diary

    maintain a record

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    keep notes

  9. supply with room and board

    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    He is keeping three women in the guest cottage

    keep boarders

  10. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

    Beispiele

    We cannot continue several servants any longer

    She retains a lawyer

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    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

    She retained her composure

    this garment retains its shape even after many washings

  11. supply with necessities and support

    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    She alone sustained her family

    The money will sustain our good cause

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    There's little to earn and many to keep

  12. fail to spoil or rot

    Synonyme
    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    These potatoes keep for a long time

  13. behave as expected during holidays or rites

    Beispiele

    Keep the commandments

    celebrate Christmas

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    Observe Yom Kippur

  14. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

    Synonyme
    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    May God keep you

  15. to rear

    Beispiele

    She keeps a few chickens in the yard

    he keeps bees

  16. retain rights to

    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    keep my job for me while I give birth

    keep my seat, please

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    keep open the possibility of a merger

  17. store or keep customarily

    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    Where do you keep your gardening tools?

  18. have as a supply

    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    I always keep batteries in the freezer

    keep food for a week in the pantry

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator

  19. maintain for use and service

    Synonyme
    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    I keep a car in the countryside

    She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips

  20. hold and prevent from leaving

    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    The student was kept after school

  21. prevent the action or expression of

    Oberbegriffe
    Beispiele

    hold back your anger

    keep your cool

    Weitere Beispiele (1)

    she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays

  22. prevent (food) from rotting

    Synonyme
    Beispiele

    preserved meats

    keep potatoes fresh

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