Keep
verb
To have or hold something.
He keeps all his belongings in a tiny room.
Often appears as...
- keep something
- keep time
verb
To continue a particular action or way of behaving.
Keep trying, you'll get there eventually.
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- keep going
- keep trying
verb
To store something.
Keep these documents in a safe place.
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- keep in
- keep out
verb
To prevent from something.
The high walls keep the noise away.
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- keep someone/something from
- keep away
verb
To remain in a place or condition.
Keep to the right side of the road.
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- keep to
- keep safe
verb
To maintain something in a particular condition.
Keep the room clean.
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- keep tidy
- keep clean
verb
To have or hold something.
He keeps all his belongings in a tiny room.
Often appears as...
- keep something
- keep time
verb
To continue a particular action or way of behaving.
Keep trying, you'll get there eventually.
Often appears as...
- keep going
- keep trying
verb
To store something.
Keep these documents in a safe place.
Often appears as...
- keep in
- keep out
verb
To prevent from something.
The high walls keep the noise away.
Often appears as...
- keep someone/something from
- keep away
verb
To remain in a place or condition.
Keep to the right side of the road.
Often appears as...
- keep to
- keep safe
verb
To maintain something in a particular condition.
Keep the room clean.
Often appears as...
- keep tidy
- keep clean
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Attachment
Use 'keep' when showing emotional attachment to objects you're holding on to.
She keeps her grandmother's ring close to her.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Possession
Emphasizes the physical possession of objects, typically personal ones.
He keeps his phone with him at all times.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Attachment
Use 'keep' when showing emotional attachment to objects you're holding on to.
She keeps her grandmother's ring close to her.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Possession
Emphasizes the physical possession of objects, typically personal ones.
He keeps his phone with him at all times.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Attachment
Use 'keep' when showing emotional attachment to objects you're holding on to.
She keeps her grandmother's ring close to her.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Possession
Emphasizes the physical possession of objects, typically personal ones.
He keeps his phone with him at all times.
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The psychology of...
Anything that promotes honest reflection on their own behavior and caring for others, like psychotherapy or practicing compassion towards others, can be helpful. The difficulty is it can be challenging for people with narcissistic personality disorder to keep working at self-betterment.
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How the food you eat...
dopamine, and serotonin. But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other.
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Why do cats act so...
that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
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How sugar affects the...
and more importantly, we need to want to keep eating new foods. And that's why the dopamine levels off when a food becomes boring. Now, back to that meal. What happens if in place of the healthy, balanced dish, you eat sugar-rich food instead?
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What would happen if you...
In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death. But that's a pretty extreme situation.
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What game theory teaches...
states had nuclear weapons to end all life there was an ideological tension one was an exporter of democracy and capitalism the other one is an exporter of soviet-style communism and there was an economic tension that's what kept the
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Rethinking infidelity...
But even more important, is to curb the curiosity to mine for the sordid details -- Where were you? Where did you do it? How often? Is she better than me in bed? -- questions that only inflict more pain, and keep you awake at night.
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Antlion Cone Death Trap...
But if they stand still, they will fry. They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry, the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke. Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off.
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Why don't perpetual...
leaving one side of the wheel perpetually heavier than the other. The imbalance would keep the wheel turning forever. Bhaskara's drawing was one of the earliest designs for a perpetual motion machine,
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Genius: Aretha Chain of...
head i don't let that clean thing go wherever i wanted to time to change it and i want to keep changing with it you got to disturb the piece when you can't get no peace
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The psychology of...
Anything that promotes honest reflection on their own behavior and caring for others, like psychotherapy or practicing compassion towards others, can be helpful. The difficulty is it can be challenging for people with narcissistic personality disorder to keep working at self-betterment.
Video examples
How the food you eat...
dopamine, and serotonin. But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other.
Video examples
Why do cats act so...
that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
and more importantly, we need to want to keep eating new foods. And that's why the dopamine levels off when a food becomes boring. Now, back to that meal. What happens if in place of the healthy, balanced dish, you eat sugar-rich food instead?
Video examples
What would happen if you...
In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death. But that's a pretty extreme situation.
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
states had nuclear weapons to end all life there was an ideological tension one was an exporter of democracy and capitalism the other one is an exporter of soviet-style communism and there was an economic tension that's what kept the
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
But even more important, is to curb the curiosity to mine for the sordid details -- Where were you? Where did you do it? How often? Is she better than me in bed? -- questions that only inflict more pain, and keep you awake at night.
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Antlion Cone Death Trap...
But if they stand still, they will fry. They must keep moving or risk the same fate as their quarry, the creatures that have collapsed from heat stroke. Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off.
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Why don't perpetual...
leaving one side of the wheel perpetually heavier than the other. The imbalance would keep the wheel turning forever. Bhaskara's drawing was one of the earliest designs for a perpetual motion machine,
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Genius: Aretha Chain of...
head i don't let that clean thing go wherever i wanted to time to change it and i want to keep changing with it you got to disturb the piece when you can't get no peace
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Anne Frank
German Writer
I've reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can't do anything to change events anyway.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.' Now they just say, 'Pay him!
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Herbert Hoover
American President
It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to keep.
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Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone's expectations.
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Tyler Perry
American Actor
The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.
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Doja Cat
American Musician
I guess passion keeps me going.
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Anne Frank
German Writer
I've reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can't do anything to change events anyway.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.' Now they just say, 'Pay him!
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Herbert Hoover
American President
It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to keep.
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Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone's expectations.
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Tyler Perry
American Actor
The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.
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Doja Cat
American Musician
I guess passion keeps me going.
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