keep - Meaning in Kannada

keep - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of keep in English

keep noun

1. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
2. the financial means whereby one lives

   Examples

   • "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
   • "he applied to the state for support"
   • "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
3. a cell in a jail or prison

keep verb

1. fail to spoil or rot

   Example

   • "These potatoes keep for a long time"
2. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

   Example

   • "May God keep you"
3. continue a certain state, condition, or activity

   Examples

   • "Keep on working!"
   • "Keep smiling"
   • "We continued to work into the night"
   • "We went on working until well past midnight"
4. cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'

   Examples

   • "hold in place"
   • "She always held herself as a lady"
   • "The students keep me on my toes"
5. raise

   Examples

   • "he keeps bees"
   • "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"
6. supply with room and board

   Examples

   • "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"
   • "keep boarders"
7. conform one's action or practice to

   Examples

   • "keep appointments"
   • "she never keeps her promises"
   • "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
8. behave as expected during of holidays or rites

   Examples

   • "celebrate Christmas"
   • "Keep the commandments"
   • "Observe Yom Kippur"
9. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

   Examples

   • "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"
   • "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
   • "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"
10. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

    Examples

    • "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"
    • "She retained her composure"
    • "She retains a lawyer"
    • "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"
    • "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
    • "We cannot continue several servants any longer"
    • "We kept the work going as long as we could"
11. retain rights to

    Examples

    • "keep my job for me while I give birth"
    • "keep my seat, please"
    • "keep open the possibility of a merger"
12. store or keep customarily

    Example

    • "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
13. have as a supply

    Examples

    • "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"
14. maintain for use and service

    Examples

    • "I keep a car in the countryside"
    • "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
15. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

    Example

    • "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
16. retain possession of

    Examples

    • "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"
    • "She kept her maiden name after she married"
17. hold and prevent from leaving

    Example

    • "The student was kept after school"
18. supply with necessities and support

    Examples

    • "She alone sustained her family"
    • "The money will sustain our good cause"
    • "There's little to earn and many to keep"
19. maintain by writing regular records

    Examples

    • "keep a diary"
    • "keep notes"
    • "maintain a record"
20. stick to correctly or closely

    Examples

    • "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
    • "keep count"
    • "The pianist kept time with the metronome"
21. prevent the action or expression of

    Examples

    • "hold back your anger"
    • "keep your cool"
    • "she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays"
22. prevent (food) from rotting

    Examples

    • "keep potatoes fresh"
    • "preserved meats"

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