Local English word record

keep on

verb · 1 sense

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

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Examples

  • We cannot continue several servants any longer
  • She retains a lawyer
  • The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
  • Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
  • We kept the work going as long as we could

Word relationships

Synonyms

retain, continue, keep

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This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.

Princeton WordNet 3.0