Keep

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 Estonian 2.1 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• kēp, /kiːp/, /ki:p/
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  Rhymes: -iːp

Verb

Infinitive to keep

Third person singular keeps

Simple past kept

Past participle kept

Present participle keeping

1. (transitive) to maintain possession of
   • I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies
2. (transitive) to preserve
   • I keep my specimins under glass to protect them
3. (transitive) to remain in, to be confined to
   • 1605: The wrathful skies / Gallow the very wanderers of the dark / And make them keep their caves. — William Shakespeare, King Lear III.ii
4. (intransitive) to continue
   • I keep taking the tablets, but to no avail
5. (cricket) (intransitive) To act as wicket-keeper
   • Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years

Derived terms

• keep on

Translations

Dutch: houden Estonian: hoidma (1), säilitama (2) Finnish: pitää (1), säilyttää (2) French: garder Frisian: hâlde German: behalten, bewahren Ido: retenar Indonesian: jaga, menjaga, menjagai Italian: tenere, stare

Japanese: 保つ (たもつ, tamotsu), 確保する (かくほする, kakuho-suru) Persian/Farsi: نگه داشتن Portuguese: manter Romanian: ţine Slovene: obdržati (1), vzdrževati (2) Swedish: behålla (1), bevara (2), fortsätta (3) Telugu: ఉంచు (uMchu), పెట్టు (peTTu)

Noun

Singular keep

Plural keeps

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

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

Translations

German: Burgfried m. (1), Lebensunterhalt m. (2)

Spanish:TENER - RETENER

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Estonian

Noun

keep

1. cloak, capote, gaberdinefr:keep

gl:keep it:keep hu:keep pt:keep ru:keep fi:keep uk:keep zh:keep