DICTOMETER

KEPT

(keep, kept, mantener, permanecer, preservar, retener, salvar, tener, vigilar, beholde, berge, bevare, forbli, forebygge, forhindre, hermetisere, holde, holde tilbake, konservere, redde, trygge, vedbli å være, være igjen)

1. Synonyms:
   • Keep
   • Maintain
   • Hold
   Definitions:
   • keep in a certain state, position, or activity
   • e.g.,
   Examples:
   • Keep clean
   • Hold in place
   • She always held herself as a lady
   • The students keep me on my toes
   Antonyms:
   lose
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Continue
   • Go on
   • Proceed
   • Go along
   • Keep
   Definitions:
   • continue a certain state, condition, or activity
   Examples:
   • Keep on working!
   • We continued to work into the night
   • Keep smiling
   • We went on working until well past midnight
   Antonyms:
   transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Keep
   • Hold on
   Definitions:
   • retain possession of
   Examples:
   • Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
   • She kept her maiden name after she married
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Prevent
   • Keep
   Definitions:
   • stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
   Examples:
   • We must prevent the cancer from spreading
   • His snoring kept me from falling asleep
   • Keep the child from eating the marbles
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Observe
   • Keep
   Definitions:
   • conform one's action or practice to
   Examples:
   • Keep appointments
   • She never keeps her promises
   • We kept to the original conditions of the contract
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Observe
   • Keep
   • Maintain
   Definitions:
   • stick to correctly or closely
   Examples:
   • The pianist kept time with the metronome
   • Keep count
   • I cannot keep track of all my employees
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Keep
   Definitions:
   • look after
   • be the keeper of
   • have charge of
   Examples:
   • He keeps the shop when I am gone
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Keep
   • Maintain
   Definitions:
   • maintain by writing regular records
   Examples:
   • Keep a diary
   • Maintain a record
   • Keep notes
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Keep
   Definitions:
   • supply with room and board
   Examples:
   • He is keeping three women in the guest cottage
   • Keep boarders
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Retain
    • Continue
    • Keep
    • Keep on
    Definitions:
    • allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
    Examples:
    • We cannot continue several servants any longer
    • She retains a lawyer
    • 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. Synonyms:
    • Sustain
    • Keep
    • Maintain
    Definitions:
    • supply with necessities and support
    Examples:
    • She alone sustained her family
    • The money will sustain our good cause
    • There's little to earn and many to keep
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Keep
    • Stay fresh
    Definitions:
    • fail to spoil or rot
    Examples:
    • These potatoes keep for a long time
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Observe
    • Celebrate
    • Keep
    Definitions:
    • behave as expected during of holidays or rites
    Examples:
    • Keep the commandments
    • Celebrate Christmas
    • Observe Yom Kippur
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Restrain
    • Keep
    • Keep back
    • Hold back
    Definitions:
    • keep under control
    • keep in check
    Examples:
    • Suppress a smile
    • Keep your temper
    • Keep your cool
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Keep
    • Preserve
    Definitions:
    • maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
    Examples:
    • May God keep you
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Keep
    Definitions:
    • raise
    Examples:
    • She keeps a few chickens in the yard
    • He keeps bees
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Keep open
    • Hold open
    • Keep
    • Save
    Definitions:
    • retain rights to
    Examples:
    • Keep my job for me while I give birth
    • Keep my seat, please
    • Keep open the possibility of a merger
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Keep
    Definitions:
    • store or keep customarily
    Examples:
    • Where do you keep your gardening tools?
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Keep
    Definitions:
    • have as a supply
    Examples:
    • I always keep batteries in the freezer
    • Keep food for a week in the pantry
    • She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Keep
    • Maintain
    Definitions:
    • maintain for use and service
    Examples:
    • I keep a car in the countryside
    • She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
    
    
21. Synonyms:
    • Keep
    Definitions:
    • hold and prevent from leaving
    Examples:
    • The student was kept after school
    
    
22. Synonyms:
    • Preserve
    • Keep
    Definitions:
    • prevent (food) from rotting
    Examples:
    • Preserved meats
    • Keep potatoes fresh
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Unbroken
   • Kept
   Definitions:
   • (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
   Examples:
   • Unbroken promises
   • Promises kept
   Antonyms:
   • ROKEN