Phrasal Verbs with keep

Phrasal Verbs with keep

1. Keep away

   • Do not allow someone near an area
     • Examples: The doctor prescribed my son a vaccine to keep the flu away; Her illness were keeping her away from work for several weeks
     • Question: How long has this illegal game of keep away been going on?

2. Keep at

   • continue with something (usually difficult)
     • Examples: Jill kept at the puzzle until she put all the pieces together; I was keeping at it, and finally finished at three this morning
     • Question: Eva kept at her exam, and she could..? Pass the subject

3. Keep in

   • To make a child stay inside as a punishment, or to make someone stay in hospital
     • Examples: The teacher kept me in after class because I talked all the time; The teacher was keeping in all the disobedient students after school for an hour.
     • Question: How Andrea kept in touch living South America?

4. Keep out

   • Not allow someone to enter; evitar que alguien se involucre en algo
     • We were kept out of the club because we were too young; They were keeping out because of a painted sign on the gate
     • Which notice on the fence warned people to keep out?

5. Keep off

   • If you keep off a particular subject, you avoid talking about it
     • Examples: He was keeping off the booze, but he had a relapse; Dogs were kept off the beach
     • Question: Could you please keep off the grass?
   • Evitar que algo dañe o toque a alguien o algo

6. Keep back

   • To stay within a safe distance from something
     • Examples: Joe'd been acting strange, he was keeping something back from me. Kate and John have kept back, they stopped to buy some food.
       • Question: A fence around the racing track can keep spectators back?

7. Keep down

   • To prevent something from increasing
     • Could you keep the noise down?
     • Examples: The demonstrators were keeping down by the military forces ; She kept down the sandwich which was the first solid food she ate in a week

8. Keep from

   • To stop yourself from doing something
     • Examples: He was keeping from participating because of his age; I could not kept from smiling when she told me what she'd done; I couldn't keeping from eating ice cream
     • Question: Could you hardly keep from laughing?

9. Keep up with:

   • Move at same rate or pace; stay informed, current, up to date.
     • Examples: The pack kept up with the leader as they rounded the final bend of the race; It was hard to keeping up with my studies when I had to work at the restaurant every evening.
     • Were you keeping up with all the news from Copenhagen?

10. Keep on

    • Continuar; no quitarse; at - decirle a alguien algo una y otra vez
      • Why do you keep on talking after I've asked you to be quiet?
        • I kept my shirt on, even at the beach; Everyone were keeping on task, because they were close to finish

11. Keep up:

    • prevent from going to bed; maintain a continuous action or state
      • John kept up Jill last night talking about the current crisis; The course was very intensive, and some students had difficulties in keeping up.
      • How technology keep up updated?