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  • past tense form of keep.
  • past participle of keep.
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kept

[kept] / kɛpt /
ADJECTIVE
preserved
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Claire made Jack a promise while he lay in her arms in hospital - and this week she feels like, more than a decade on, she kept that promise.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Schneider Electric SU -2.42%decrease; down pointing triangle lifted its annual targets for the second time this year after data-center orders kept flowing in, boosting sales for the third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow kept the good vibes going, retiring the first 10 batters he faced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Those interviewed all said the mother and son kept to themselves and that he rarely went out.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The boy kept pointing at the puppets moving around the stage.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios


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