Keep

//kiːp//

Synonyms for "keep" (616 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (124)

preserve retain continue detain hold hold back observe prevent support sustain abide abide by abstain accede to accommodate accommodation accommodations accumulate acknowledge acropolis

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Noun(2 words)

donjon bread and butter

Verb(6 words)

hold preserve retain attend beleave celebrate

Strong matches (184)

consecrate conserve constrain contain continue to be contribute control cool cool off cooler coop coop in coop up copyright cork cork up counterbalance cover crib crutch

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culture cumulate curb curtail cushion custodianship custody daily bread death cell death house death row decelerate defeat time defend defer to defy time delay deny deposit detention camp deter direct disallow discourage do justice to dompt donate donjon dress ship dungeon dwell dwell on dwell upon economic support embosom embrace encage enclose endow endowment endure enjoin enjoy ensure entertain exist extend facilities fan the embers farm fasthold fastness fatten federal prison feed fence fence in fend fill fill up finance find fire a salute firm firm up follow follow the book fondle food forbear forbid forced-labor camp fort fortress foster freeze fulfil fulfill fund furnish gaol garner garner up garrison garrison house gather into barns give give support go on govern grow guarantee guard guardhouse guarding hallow hang on hang on to hang onto harbor harken to hatch have have and hold have in mind haven heap heap up hearken to heed hem in hide hinder hoard hoard up hold at bay hold by hold down hold fast hold in hold in check hold in custody hold in leash hold in mind hold in restraint hold jubilee hold on hold on to hold out hold out on hold up hole honor house of correction house of detention hug husband immobilize immure impound imprison incarcerate industrial school inhibit insure internment camp invest jail jailhouse jubilate jubilize jug

Verb(10 words)

continue expect fullfill go along go on hang on hold back hold on hold open honor

Noun(2 words)

dungeon hold

Related words (308)

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keep on keep on hand keep open keep out keep safe keep the faith keep under control keep up keeping labor camp last last long last out laud lay by lay under restraint lay up lend support lengthen listen to live live on live through live up to livelihood living lock in lockup lodgings look after maffick maintain maintenance make available make good make merry make provision for make safe manage manna mark martello martello tower mask maximum-security prison meat meet memorialize mew mew up mind minimum-security prison mote mothering motte muzzle nail down nestle not destroy not endanger not expend not use up not waste nourish nourishment nurse nurture nutriment obey obey the rules obstruct operate ordain oubliette own pabulum pap patent pay attention to peel peel tower pen pen up penal colony penal institution penal settlement penitentiary perdure perennate perpetuate persist persist in pile up pillbox pin down play dumb pocket pokey police possess post pound pow camp praise prepare present preside prevail preventive custody price support prison prison camp prisonhouse prohibit prolong prop prop up protect protection protective custody protract provide provide for provision pull pull in put apart put aside put away put by put up rail in raise ranch rath rear receive the sacrament recruit redeem refection reform school reformatory refrain refreshment regard register rein rein in reinforce remain replenish repress reserve respect restrain restrict retard retrench ride shotgun for run run on safeguard safehold safekeeping salt sanctify satisfy save save up screen seal up secrete secure set apart set aside set back set by shackle shelter shield shore shore up shroud shut in shut up signalize slow down smother snub solemnize solemnly mark sound a fanfare spare sponging house squirrel squirrel away stabilitate stabilize stand stand up state prison stay stay in line stay on stay over steady stick stifle stir stock stock up stockade stockpile store store up stow away straiten strong point stronghold submit subsidization subsidize subsidy subsist subsistence subvention subventionize supply suppress survive sustainment sustenance sustentation take orders tarry tend tender loving care the hole tide over tlc toe the line toe the mark tollbooth tower tower of strength training school transfix trap treasure treasure up undergird underwrite upbear uphold upkeep veil victual wall in ward watch over wear wear well withhold yield

Verb(20 words)

keep back keep on keep open lodge maintain observe prevent proceed protect restrain save score sleep over sojourn stay fresh stop off strive sustain try wait for

Noun(4 words)

livelihood living support sustenance

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

13 relation types

More general

54 entries

abide by accommodate acquit act bear behave book carry cause cell comply comport conduct confine cook deport

Showing 16 of 54 words.

Antonyms

14 entries

break get rid give give away go let let go lose out rid throw throw away throw out

Synonyms

11 entries

continue detain hold hold back keep open observe preserve prevent retain support sustain

Related terms

2 entries

donjon for keeps

derived

227 entries

a man is known by the company he keeps alekeep an apple a day keeps the doctor at bay an apple a day keeps the doctor away barkeep book-keep don't keep a dog and bark yourself earn one's keep gate-keep gatekeep gift that keeps on giving how are you keeping keep a civil tongue keep a civil tongue in one's head keep a civil tongue in one's mouth keep a close watch

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distinct from

6 entries

discard dispose give giving share throwaway

has context

3 entries

engineering heading historical

is a

2 entries

castle stronghold

manner of

8 entries

confine grow have lodge protect record stay store

part of

1 entries

castle

related to

68 entries

act action begin begin ketchup building cap care castle collection condition continue continue possessing donjon for keeps fortress get rid

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similar

12 entries

bear on carry on continue hold on hold open keep open persist in preserve prevent save stay fresh uphold

troponym

3 entries

doze nap snooze

Translations

316 translations across 71 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

mbaj verb (to maintain possession of)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

τηρέω verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)

Arabic

3 entries

أَبْقَى verb (to maintain possession of)
أَخَذَ verb (to maintain possession of)
اِحْتَفَظَ verb (to maintain possession of)

Armenian

4 entries

շարունակել verb (to continue)
պահել verb (to maintain possession of)
պահել verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
պահել verb (to restrain)

Assamese

4 entries

ৰখা verb (to maintain possession of)
ৰখা verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
ৰাখা verb (to maintain possession of)
ৰাখা verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)

Asturian

1 entries

caltener verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

saxlamaq verb (to maintain possession of)
tutmaq verb (to maintain possession of)
üstündə durmaq verb (to remain faithful to given word)
əməl etmək verb (to remain faithful to given word)

Bashkir

3 entries

тотоу verb (to maintain possession of)
һаҡлау verb (to maintain possession of)
һаҡтау verb (to maintain possession of)

Basque

1 entries

gorde verb (to maintain possession of)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

रक्खल verb (to maintain possession of)

Bulgarian

4 entries

главна кула noun (main tower)
прехрана noun (support)
гледам verb (of livestock: to raise; to care for)
държа verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)

Catalan

4 entries

homenatge noun (main tower)
torre de l'homenatge noun (main tower)
torre mestra noun (main tower)
continuar verb (to continue)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

保持 verb (to maintain possession of)
維持 /维持 verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
繼續 /继续 verb (to continue)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

保存 verb (to maintain possession of)
保持 verb (to maintain possession of)
維持 /维持 verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
繼續 /继续 verb (to continue)

Czech

3 entries

hlavní hradní věž noun (main tower)
nechat si verb (to maintain possession of)
pokračovat verb (to continue)

Dalmatian

1 entries

tenar verb (to maintain possession of)

Danish

4 entries

barfred noun (main tower)
borgtårn noun (main tower)
kernetårn noun (main tower)
beholde verb (to maintain possession of)

Dutch

4 entries

bergvrede noun (main tower)
donjon noun (main tower)
slottoren noun (main tower)
behouden verb (to remain in, to be confined to)

Esperanto

3 entries

daŭrigi verb (to continue)
gardi verb (to maintain possession of)
teni verb (to maintain possession of)

Finnish

4 entries

elanto noun (support)
keskustorni noun (main tower)
jatkaa verb (to continue)
pitää verb (to maintain possession of)

French

4 entries

donjon noun (main tower)
conserver verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
continuer (à / de) verb (to continue)
empêcher verb (to restrain)

Friulian

1 entries

tignî verb (to maintain possession of)

Galician

2 entries

torre da homenaxe noun (main tower)
manter verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)

Georgian

4 entries

მთავარი გოდოლი noun (main tower)
გაგრძელება verb (to continue)
ქონა verb (to maintain possession of)
ყოლა verb (to maintain possession of)

German

4 entries

Bergfried noun (main tower)
Lebensunterhalt noun (support)
aufheben verb (to maintain possession of)
aushalten verb (supply with necessities and financially support a person)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽 verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)

Greek

2 entries

ακροπύργιο noun (main tower)
κρατώ verb (to maintain possession of)

Hebrew

1 entries

שָׁמַר verb (to maintain possession of)

Hindi

1 entries

रक्खना verb (to maintain possession of)

Hungarian

4 entries

vártorony noun (main tower)
eltart verb (supply with necessities and financially support a person)
eláll verb (to remain edible or otherwise usable)
kitart verb (supply with necessities and financially support a person)

Indonesian

3 entries

membayar verb (to remain faithful to given word)
memenuhi verb (to remain faithful to given word)
simpan verb (to maintain possession of)

Ingrian

3 entries

pittää verb (to maintain possession of)
pittää verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
pittää verb (of livestock: to raise; to care for)

Irish

4 entries

daingean noun (main tower)
doinsiún noun (main tower)
bí i mbun verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
coimeád verb (to maintain possession of)

Italian

4 entries

dongione noun (main tower)
mantenimento noun (support)
torrione noun (main tower)
conservarsi verb (to remain edible or otherwise usable)

Japanese

4 entries

保つ verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
保持する verb (to maintain possession of)
抑止する verb (to restrain)
残る verb (to continue)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

tèu verb (to maintain possession of)

Khmer

4 entries

ត្រដរ verb (to continue)
ទុក verb (to maintain possession of)
បណ្ដើរ verb (to continue)
បន្ត verb (to continue)

Korean

4 entries

계속하다 verb (to continue)
기르다 verb (of livestock: to raise; to care for)
머무르다 verb (to remain in, to be confined to)
머물다 verb (to remain in, to be confined to)

Kyrgyz

4 entries

башкы мунара noun (main tower)
кармоо verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
сактоо verb (to maintain possession of)
улантуу verb (to continue)

Latin

3 entries

reservare verb (to maintain possession of)
retinere verb (to maintain possession of)
teneo verb (to maintain possession of)

Lithuanian

1 entries

pasilaikyti verb (to maintain possession of)

Macedonian

4 entries

главна кула noun (main tower)
издршка noun (support)
држи verb (to restrain)
чува verb (to maintain possession of)

Malayalam

3 entries

സംരക്ഷണം noun (support)
സംരക്ഷിക്കുക verb (to maintain possession of)
സൂക്ഷിക്കുക verb (to maintain possession of)

Maore Comorian

1 entries

uɗunga verb (observe)

Mongolian

4 entries

аад байх verb (to continue)
байлгах verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
маллах verb (of livestock: to raise; to care for)
саар байх verb (to continue)

Norman

2 entries

garder verb (to maintain possession of)
garder verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)

Norwegian

4 entries

borgtårn noun (main tower)
forpleining noun (support)
underhold noun (support)
beholde verb (to maintain possession of)

Occitan

2 entries

gardar verb (to maintain possession of)
servar verb (to maintain possession of)

Odia

1 entries

ରଖିବା verb (of livestock: to raise; to care for)

Ojibwe

1 entries

ganawenim verb (observe)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

hoolen verb (observe)

Polish

4 entries

dotrzymać verb (to remain faithful to given word)
dotrzymywać verb (to remain faithful to given word)
zachować verb (to maintain possession of)
zatrzymać verb (to maintain possession of)

Portuguese

4 entries

apoio noun (support)
torre de menagem noun (main tower)
torreão noun (main tower)
conter verb (to restrain)

Romanian

2 entries

păstra verb (to maintain possession of)
ține verb (to maintain possession of)

Russian

4 entries

содержа́ние noun (support)
цитаде́ль noun (main tower)
бере́чь verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
держа́ть verb (to maintain possession of)

Sanskrit

1 entries

पाति verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

daingneach noun (main tower)
cùm verb (to maintain possession of)
glèidh verb (to maintain possession of)

Southern Altai

2 entries

сактаар verb (to maintain possession of)
тудар verb (to maintain possession of)

Spanish

4 entries

torre del homenaje noun (main tower)
torreón noun (main tower)
continuar verb (to continue)
criar verb (of livestock: to raise; to care for)

Swedish

4 entries

kärntorn noun (main tower)
behålla verb (to maintain possession of)
bevara verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
fortsätta verb (to continue)

Tagalog

3 entries

itago verb (to maintain possession of)
manatili verb (to remain in, to be confined to)
panatilihin verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)

Tamil

1 entries

காப்பாற்று verb (to remain faithful to given word)

Thai

4 entries

คอย verb (to continue)
หมั่น verb (to continue)
เก็บ verb (to maintain possession of)
เก็บ verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)

Turkish

4 entries

bakmak verb (of livestock: to raise; to care for)
devam etmek verb (to continue)
durmak verb (to remain in, to be confined to)
ip durmak verb (to continue)

Ukrainian

4 entries

зберіга́ти verb (to remain in, to be confined to)
трима́ти verb (to restrain)
утри́мувати verb (to maintain possession of)
утри́мувати verb (to restrain)

Vietnamese

3 entries

cứ verb (to continue)
giữ verb (to maintain possession of)
tiếp tục verb (to continue)

Volapük

2 entries

kipedön verb (to maintain the condition of; to preserve)
kipön verb (to maintain possession of)

Walloon

1 entries

wårder verb (to maintain possession of)

Welsh

2 entries

gorthwr noun (main tower)
cadw verb (to maintain possession of)

West-Frisian

2 entries

fierdergean verb (to continue)
hâlde verb (to maintain possession of)

Zazaki

4 entries

dewam kerden verb (to continue)
nımıyen verb (to maintain possession of)
pawên verb (to remain in, to be confined to)
vınden verb (to remain in, to be confined to)

Sample sentences

66 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It's useless to keep on thinking any more.

Source: tatoeba (1486)

It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".

Source: tatoeba (1589)

My parents keep arguing about stupid things. It's so annoying!

Source: tatoeba (1683)

If Spenser doesn't keep adding and translating sentences, the other contributors will surely surpass him.

Source: tatoeba (1950)

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