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English Definition
    noun
  1. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance: the financial means whereby one lives "each child was expected to pay for their keep", "he applied to the state for support", "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
  2. keep, donjon, dungeon: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
  3. hold, keep: a cell in a jail or prison
    verb
  1. keep, maintain, hold: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean" e.g., "keep clean", "hold in place", "She always held herself as a lady", "The students keep me on my toes"
  2. continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep: continue a certain state, condition, or activity "Keep on working!", "We continued to work into the night", "Keep smiling", "We went on working until well past midnight"
  3. keep, hold on: retain possession of "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?", "She kept her maiden name after she married" Antonym: lose
  4. prevent, keep: stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state "We must prevent the cancer from spreading", "His snoring kept me from falling asleep", "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
  5. observe, keep: conform one's action or practice to "keep appointments", "she never keeps her promises", "We kept to the original conditions of the contract" Antonym: break
  6. observe, keep, maintain: stick to correctly or closely "The pianist kept time with the metronome", "keep count", "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
  7. keep: look after; be the keeper of; have charge of "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
  8. keep, maintain: maintain by writing regular records "keep a diary", "maintain a record", "keep notes"
  9. keep: supply with room and board "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage", "keep boarders"
  10. retain, continue, keep, keep on: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature "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", "She retained her composure", "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
  11. sustain, keep, maintain: supply with necessities and support "She alone sustained her family", "The money will sustain our good cause", "There's little to earn and many to keep"
  12. keep, stay fresh: fail to spoil or rot "These potatoes keep for a long time"
  13. observe, celebrate, keep: behave as expected during of holidays or rites "Keep the commandments", "celebrate Christmas", "Observe Yom Kippur"
  14. restrain, keep, keep back, hold back: keep under control; keep in check "suppress a smile", "Keep your temper", "keep your cool"
  15. keep, preserve: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger "May God keep you"
  16. keep: raise "She keeps a few chickens in the yard", "he keeps bees"
  17. keep open, hold open, keep, save: retain rights to "keep my job for me while I give birth", "keep my seat, please", "keep open the possibility of a merger"
  18. keep: store or keep customarily "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
  19. keep: have as a supply "I always keep batteries in the freezer", "keep food for a week in the pantry", "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"
  20. keep, maintain: maintain for use and service "I keep a car in the countryside", "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
  21. keep: hold and prevent from leaving "The student was kept after school"
  22. preserve, keep: prevent (food) from rotting "preserved meats", "keep potatoes fresh"
Translation
Chinese bǎo shǒu, cún, shōu cáng, 保守, 存, 收藏, 保守, 存, 收藏
Dutch aankomen, aanschaffen, aanvatten, afhalen, afwachten, arriveren, behalen, behouden, belanden, bereiken, bergen, betrekken, bewaken, bewaren, blijven, buit maken, conserveren, de wacht hebben, deelachtig worden, doen, doorbijten, doorstaan, doorzetten, dragen, dulden, fokken, gaan halen, gadeslaan, genieten, halen, harden, hoeden, inhalen, krijgen, laten, laten doen, laten komen, lijden, maken, naar buiten brengen, nakomen, naleven, nemen, observeren, ondergaan, onderhouden, ontbieden, ontvangen, opfokken, opkweken, oprapen, overhouden, pakken, plakken, raken, redden, reiken tot, resideren, te wachten staan, telen, terechtkomen, toekijken, toezien, toucheren, treffen, uithouden, uitreiken, uitstaan, uitvoeren, vatten, velen, verbeiden, verblijf houden, verdragen, verkrijgen, verrichten, verschaffen, verstrekken, vertoeven, vervullen, verwachten, verwerven, verwijlen, voet bij stuk houden, volharden, volhouden, voltrekken, waarnemen, wachten, waken over, wijlen, worden, zich voorzien van, aanbelanden
French garda, garder, garda
German behalten, bewahren, einhalten, erhalten, halten, aufhalten
Greek αποφεύγω, αποφεύγω
Indonesian memelihara, meneruskan
Italian trattenemmo, trattenemmo
Japanese キープ
Korean 생활, 계속하다, 돌보다, 생계
Latin arcis, arx, conservo, obtineo, retineo, servo, teneo, alo
Malay beru-, for ~:utk selamanya, lang2, matuhi, me-, membiayai, memegang, memiliki, mencegah, menepati, menghalangi, menghidupi, mengongkosi, mentaati, menyimpan, menyokong, merayakan, sering, tahan lama, terus-menerus
Polish dochowuj, dochowuj
Portuguese guarda, guarda
Russian иметь в продаже, находиться, обеспечивать, соблюдать, содержать, сохранять, хранить, держать
Serbian drzati, imati , izdrzavanje, namirnice, odrzavati rec, praznovati, skloniste, sprecavati, tvrdjava, uzdrzavati, voditi, zverinjak, cuvati
Spanish guardar, keep, manutenciуn, subsistencia, guarda
Swahili fuga, fuga
Swedish fцrvara, fцrvara