Phrasal Verbs with Keep

Phrasal Verbs with Keep

1. Keep at

   • Meaning: To Persevere or insist.
     • Examples
       • It had not seemed such a difficult promise to keep at the time.
       • I wanted to finish my report so I keep at it and worked till 8 o'clock.
       • Would you keep at your promise, even though it seems impossible?

2. Keep Away

   • Meaning: To stay away or prevent sickness.
     • Examples
       • The doctor prescribed my son a vaccine to keep the flu away.
       • Keep away from the window, it's too dangerous to poke out.
       • Would you please keep away from the cliff?

3. Keep Back

   • Meaning: Contain, hide, retain or get away
     • Examples
       • Keep back from the edge! You might fall!
       • Joe's been acting strange, he's keeping something back from me.
       • Why would I keep back my secrets from you?

4. Keep down

   • Meaning: To lower or suppress.
     • Examples
       • Could you keep the music down? The baby is sleeping.
       • The demonstrators have been kept down by the military forces.
       • If someone keeps a group of people down, they prevent them from getting power and status and being completely free.

5. Keep from

   • Meaning: Keep a secret or not to tell soemone something.
     • Examples
       • Do you think that you can keep something from me?
       • You're keeping something from me. Tell me what it is!
       • Please keep that secret from Phillip, he would be devastaded.

6. Keep In

   • Meaning: Stay inside a place or something.
     • Examples
       • Nancy is better now, but the doctor kept her in for observation.
       • The teacher kept me in after class because I talked all the time.
       • Would you please keep in the house tonight? It's dangerous outside.

7. Keep Off

   • Meaning: To avoid encroaching on or touching, to fail.
     • Examples
       • Keep the children off the oven, I'm baking a cake.
       • Keep the children off the oven, I'm baking a cake.
       • Would you please keep off my arepas? They are mine!!

8. Keep on

   • Meaning: To continue something.
     • Examples
       • You have shown great improvement, keep on practicing.
       • You have shown great improvement, keep on practicing.
       • Why wouldn't you keep on practicing math? You have a test tomorrow.

9. Keep Out

   • Meaning: To prevent someone from entering somewhere or to exclude.
     • Examples
       • If Peter comes, please keep him out, I don't want to see him.
       • Please keep Noah out of the place, we're going to do a surprise party for him.
       • Would you please keep out of this house? You're not allowed to enter.

10. Keep Up

    • Meaning: Keep practicing, hold something.
      • Examples
        • You're doing a wonderful job. Keep it up!
        • Let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave.
        • Would you please keep up to date your notebook? It is very important that everything is there.

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