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keep

Definition for keep

verb as in hold, maintain

verb as in prevent

verb as in commemorate; pay attention to

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Example Sentences

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He jokingly asked for the ball, a request Kershaw declined as he kept it in his grasp.

If only half the current numbers keep visiting after the admission charge is introduced, annual revenues will be around €24.5m.

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"It completely changed my life. I felt like a new person, alive again. It's not just how I look, it's how I feel and being able to keep up with my son."

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But he had somehow kept his head to deliver 3½ points from four matches.

From BBC

Tina’s anxious for some reason and keeps being like, “Well, we shouldn’t,” but she gets dragged along.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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