wikipedia|Keep (disambiguation)
English
rank|half|certain|sent|271|keep|myself|morning|money
Pronunciation
AHD|k�p, IPA|/ki�p/, SAMPA|/ki:p/
audio|en-us-keep.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�p|-i�p
Etymology
OE. c�pan
Verb
en-verb|keeps|keeping|keptCategory:English irregular verbs
- transitive To maintain possession of.
#: I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
- transitive To preserve.
#: I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.
- transitive To remain in, to be confined to.
#*1605, w:William_Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, King Lear, III.ii,
#*:The wrathful skies
#*:Gallow the very wanderers of the dark
#*:And make them keep their caves.
- transitive To restrain.
#: I keep my brother out of trouble by keeping him away from his friends and hard at work.
- intransitive To continue.
#: I keep taking the tablets, but to no avail.
- context|intransitive|cricket To act as wicket-keeper.
#: Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.
Derived terms
keep on
Related terms
for keeps
Translations
trans-top|to maintain possession of
Finnish: pitää
French: garder
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Russian: Ñ�Ñ�аниÑ�Ñ� (Ï�ranÃt')
Spanish: guardar
Swedish: hålla, behålla
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trans-top|to preserve
Finnish: pitää], [[säilyttää]
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Russian: Ñ�Ñ�аниÑ�Ñ� (Ï�ranÃt')
Spanish: guardar
Swedish: bevara
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trans-top|to remain in, to be confined to
Finnish: pysyä
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Spanish: permanecer
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trans-top|to continue
Finnish: jatkaa, tehdä jotakin jatkuvasti
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Russian: п�одолжа��/п�одолжи�� (prodolžátat'/prodólžit')
Spanish: seguir, continuar
Swedish: fortsätta
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trans-top|to act as wicket-keeper
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ttbc|Dutch: houden
ttbc|Estonian: hoidma (1), säilitama (2)
ttbc|Frisian: hâlde
ttbc|German: behalten, bewahren
ttbc|Ido: retenar
ttbc|Indonesian: jaga, jaga|menjaga, jaga|menjagai
ttbc|Italian: tenere, stare
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ttbc|Japanese: �� (���, tamotsu), 確��� (�����, kakuho-suru)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|�گ� داشت� (negâh dâštan)
ttbc|Portuguese: manter
ttbc|Romanian: ţine
ttbc|Slovene: obdržati (1), vzdrževati (2)
ttbc|Telugu: ���� (uMchu), ప����� (peTTu)
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Noun
wikipedia
en-noun
- The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
- support#Noun|Support.
#: He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.
- (Middle English) note; take keep take note
#: And shame it is, if a preest take keep<br>A shiten shepherde and a clene sheep [CHAUCER G.P. 503-4]
Translations
trans-top|main tower
Finnish: keskustorni
German: Burgfried m
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Spanish: torre del homenaje f
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trans-top|support
Finnish: elanto
German: Lebensunterhalt m
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See also
donjon
Estonian
Noun
keep
- cloak, capote, gaberdine
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