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is usually retained before pronouns.) •Keep that woman off of me! She's obsessed with me!
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keep someone/something off — prevent someone or something from encroaching on or touching keep your hands off me … Useful english dictionary
keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
keep — keep1 [ kip ] (past tense and past participle kept [ kept ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stay in state/position ▸ 2 (make) continue/repeat ▸ 3 continue to have ▸ 4 store ▸ 5 (make) stay within limit ▸ 6 do what you said ▸ 7 provide money for ▸ 8 take care of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
keep — 1 /ki:p/ verb past tense and past participle kept /kept/ 1 NOT GIVE BACK (T) to have something and not need to give it back: You can keep it. I don t need it. | Try it for a week and we guarantee you ll want to keep it. 2 NOT LOSE (T) to continue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
keep — [[t]ki͟ːp[/t]] ♦ keeps, keeping, kept 1) V LINK ERG If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. [V n adj/prep] The noise kept him awake... [V n adj/prep] Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar... [V adj/prep] To keep… … English dictionary
keep off — verb 1. refrain from certain foods or beverages I keep off drugs During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day • Syn: ↑avoid • Hypernyms: ↑abstain, ↑refrain, ↑desist … Useful english dictionary
keep — verb (past and past participle kept) 1》 have or retain possession of. ↘retain or reserve for use in the future. ↘put or store in a regular place. ↘(of a perishable commodity) remain in good condition. 2》 continue or cause to continue… … English new terms dictionary
keep — I UK [kiːp] / US [kɪp] verb Word forms keep : present tense I/you/we/they keep he/she/it keeps present participle keeping past tense kept UK [kept] / US past participle kept *** 1) a) [intransitive] to stay in a state, position, or place without… … English dictionary
keep off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms keep off : present tense I/you/we/they keep off he/she/it keeps off present participle keeping off past tense kept off past participle kept off 1) keep something off something to not touch something, or to… … English dictionary
keep — [c]/kip / (say keep) verb (kept, keeping) –verb (t) 1. to maintain in one s action or conduct: to keep watch; to keep step; to keep silence. 2. to cause to continue in some place, position, state, course, or action specified: to keep a light… …
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