KEEP.

Keep away, up, down, in, to.

• Keep away: mantenerse alejado, no acercarse.
• To not go somewhere or near something, or to prevent someone from going somewhere or near something.
• I told them to keep away from the edge of the cliff.
• I keep away from people who are ill.
• Eating one of me a day may keep the doctor away.
• We generally keep away from the city centre during the days as it´s so crowded.
• Keep up with: seguir el ritmo, estar al tanto de
• To move at the same speed as someone or something.
• The old woman struggled to keep up with her agile young.
• Sally swims so fast! I never manage to keep up with her.
• To continue to be informed about something.
• Are you keeping up with all the news from Copenhagen?
• Keep down: limitar, sujetar.
• To stop the number, level or size of something from increasing.
• I have to exercise to keep my weight down.
• Not vomit. To be able to eat or drink without vomiting:
• I had food poisoning and couldn´t keep anything down.
• Keep in: contener, reprimir, tragarse.
• To make a child stay inside as a punishment, or to make someone stay in hospital.
• They kept her in overnight for observation.
• Mark had the operation on Saturday but they´re keeping him in for more test.
• Keep to: seguir, atenerse, ajustarse.
• Stay somewhere. To stay in one particular area.
• We kept to main roads all the way.
• Not change plans. To do what you have promised or planned to do.
• I think we should keep to our original plan.
• However hard we try, it is difficult to keep to a diet and lose weight.
• This plan will work if we keep to it.