Keep up with

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Phrasal verb 1.1.1 Quotations 1.2 Derived terms

English

Phrasal verb

to keep with up (keeping with up, kept with up, kept with up)

1. To manage to remain beside or just behind (someone or something) that is moving away from one.
2. (figuratively) To manage to remain up to date with (trends, fashions, etc).
3. To manage to follow (an argument, a discussion, etc).

Quotations

(manage to remain beside or just behind):

• 1993 Blake needed to run to keep up with the indignant Doctor. — The pit, Penswick, Neil. London: Virgin, pages 113-257

(manage to remain up to date with):

• 1992 Keeping up with the latest hair trends as ever, Wella has just introduced Hair Sets in three variants. — Hair Flair, London: Shaws Publications Ltd, 1992, pages 4-58

Derived terms

• keep up with the Joneses