![]() ![]() (= nag) → herumnörgeln an (+dat) keep at him until he says yes → lass ihm so lange keine Ruhe, bis er ja sagt vt +prep obj to keep somebody at a task → jdn nicht mit einer Arbeit aufhören lassen to keep somebody (hard) at it → jdn hart rannehmen (inf), → jdn an der Kandare haben they kept him at it all day → sie haben ihn den ganzen Tag hart rangenommen (inf) ? to keep sb/sth + ADJ to keep one’s dress clean → sein Kleid nicht schmutzig machen to keep somebody quiet → zusehen or dafür sorgen, dass jd still ist that’ll keep them quiet for a while → das wird für eine Weile Ruhe schaffen just to keep her happy → damit sie zufrieden ist to keep somebody alive → jdn am Leben halten to keep oneself busy → sich selbst beschäftigen to keep oneself warm → sich warm halten ? to keep sb/sth doing sth to keep somebody waiting → jdn warten lassen keep her thinking that … → lassen Sie sie in dem Glauben, dass … can’t you keep him talking? → können Sie ihn nicht in ein Gespräch verwickeln? to keep the traffic moving → den Verkehr in Fluss or am Fließen halten to keep a machine running → eine Maschine laufen lassen to keep the conversation going → das Gespräch in Gang halten keep it going! (Brit) → leg dich ins Zeug! (inf), → gib alles! (inf) = maintain in a certain state, place etc → halten to keep somebody at work → jdn bei der Arbeit halten he kept his hands in his pockets → er hat die Hände in der Tasche gelassen to keep good health → sich guter Gesundheit erfreuen the garden was well kept → der Garten war (gut) gepflegt Keep in a certain state, position, or activity e.g.Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 keep Transgress, breach, go against, offend, violate, lose, break, infract Transgress, lose, breach, go against, infract, violate, break, offendĬlutch, grip, storage area, delay, living, bread and butter, cargo hold, detainment, support, handle, clasp, appreciation, handgrip, dungeon, hold, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, sustenance, custody, donjon, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, livelihood The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortressĭonjon, sustenance, support, livelihood, dungeon, living, hold, bread and butter Support, backup, supporting, reinforcement, sustainment, backing, funding, nutrition, nutriment, financial support, accompaniment, alimentation, reenforcement, victuals, life, bread and butter, hold, dungeon, musical accompaniment, maintenance, aliment, sustenance, animation, donjon, sustentation, living, upkeep, financial backing, documentation, nourishment, livelihood, alivenessīreak, infract, offend, violate, transgress, lose, go against, breach "each child was expected to pay for their keep" "he applied to the state for support" "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" Support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance noun Princeton's WordNet Rate these synonyms: 0.0 / 0 votes Keep in hand, in mind, in or within the house from evil out of mischief keep to the subject keep for a person, an occasion, etc. Compare CELEBRATE RESTRAIN.Ĭarry, carry on, celebrate, conduct, defend, detain, fulfil, guard, hold, maintain, obey, observe, preserve, protect, refrain, restrain, retain, support, sustain, withhold Keep in the sense of guard or defend implies that the defense is effectual. A person keeps a shop or store, conducts or carries on a business he keeps or carries a certain line of goods we may keep or restrain one from folly, crime, or violence we keep from or refrain from evil, ourselves. In the expressions to keep a secret, keep one's own counsel, keep faith, or keep the faith, such words as preserve or maintain could not be substituted without loss. a man supports his family we keep or obey a commandment keep or fulfil a promise. We keep, observe, or celebrate a festival we keep or hold a prisoner in custody we keep or preserve silence, keep the peace, preserve order - preserve being the more formal word we keep or maintain a horse, a servant, etc. ![]() Keep, signifying generally to have and retain in possession, is the terse, strong Saxon term for many acts which are more exactly discriminated by other words. ![]()
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