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verb
  1. 1
    to stay in a state, position, or place without changing or moving

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

    To remain in a place or situation: remain, stay, wait, keep, linger, stand, stay behind, tarry, stick around... more
    1. a.
      to make someone or something stay in a state, position, or place

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

      To be in a particular position or place: occupy, set, exist, lie, sit, stand, there is/are etc., concentrate, belong, get... more
  3. 3
    to continue to have or own something

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

    To keep something: set aside, collect, store up, reserve, stockpile, keep, save, hoard, retain... more
    1. a.
      used when you allow someone else to have something

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

      General words meaning to give: give, present, hand, help, yield, contribute, distribute, hand over, part with, lavish... more
    2. b.
      used about things that are important to you

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

      To keep something: set aside, collect, store up, reserve, stockpile, keep, save, hoard, retain... more
  4. 4
    to store something in a particular place so that you know where it is

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

    To keep something: set aside, collect, store up, reserve, stockpile, keep, save, hoard, retain... more
    1. a.
      to store information by writing it or putting it into a computer

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

      To use or program a computer: access, archive, author, back up, block, browse, burn, burn in, call up, capture... more
  5. 5
    to control something so that it stays within a limit

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

    To limit or control something or someone: limit, control, keep down, determine, restrict, curb, confine, cure, contain, regulate... more
    1. a.
      to stay within a limit

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

      To limit or control something or someone: limit, control, keep down, determine, restrict, curb, confine, cure, contain, regulate... more
  6. 6
    to do what you said you would do

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

    To keep a promise: keep, hold to, stick to, remember, come through, fulfill, honor, meet, keep your word, deliver... more
  8. 8
    to own animals and take care of them

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

    To own something, or to be owned: belong to, own, possess, have, keep, hold, have in, got, sorted... more
  11. 11
    spoken to delay someone

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of keep*

    To delay someone, or to make someone wait: delay, set back, hold up, stall, put off, detain, keep, sidetrack, prolong the agony, keep someone waiting... more

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