Keep vs. Keeped — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Keep Definitions
A keep (from the Middle English kype) is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the castle fall to an adversary.
To retain possession of
Kept the change.
Must keep your composure.
To have as a supply
Keep spare parts in case of emergency.
To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support
"There's little to earn and many to keep" (Charles Kingsley).
To support (a mistress or lover) financially.
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To put customarily; store
Where do you keep your saw?.
To supply with room and board for a charge
Keep boarders.
To raise
Keep chickens.
To maintain for use or service
An urbanite who didn't keep a car.
To manage, tend, or have charge of
Keep the shop while I'm away.
To preserve (food).
To cause to continue in a state, condition, or course of action
Tried to keep the patient calm.
To maintain records or entries in
Keep a yearly diary.
To enter (data) in a book
Keep financial records.
To detain
Was kept after school.
To restrain
Kept the child away from the stove.
Kept the crowd back with barriers.
To prevent or deter
Tried to keep the ice from melting.
To refrain from divulging
Keep a secret.
To save; reserve
Keep extra money for emergencies.
To adhere or conform to; follow
Keep late hours.
To be faithful to; fulfill
Keep one's word.
To celebrate; observe
Keep the Sabbath.
To remain in a state or condition; stay
Keep in line.
Keep quiet.
Kept well.
To continue to do
Keep on talking.
Keep guessing.
To remain fresh or unspoiled
The dessert won't keep.
To restrain oneself; hold oneself back
I couldn't keep from eavesdropping.
Care; charge
The child is in my keep for the day.
The means by which one is supported
Earn one's keep.
The stronghold of a castle.
A jail.
To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
To keep silence;
To keep possession
To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
To keep one's word;
To keep one's promise
(transitive) To hold the status of something.
To maintain possession of.
I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.
The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.
(transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
I used to keep a diary.
(transitive) To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
(archaic) To remain in; to be confined to.
To restrain.
I keep my pet gerbil away from my brother.
Don't let me keep you; I know you have things to be doing.
(with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
May the Lord keep you from harm.
To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
He kept a mistress for over ten years.
(of living things) To raise; to care for.
He has been keeping orchids since retiring.
To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).
To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
To have habitually in stock for sale.
(intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.
(obsolete) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
She kept to her bed while the fever lasted.
To continue.
I keep taking the tablets, but to no avail.
To remain edible or otherwise usable.
Potatoes can keep if they are in a root cellar.
Latex paint won't keep indefinitely.
(copulative) To remain in a state.
The rabbit avoided detection by keeping still.
Keep calm! There's no need to panic.
(obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.
To act as wicket-keeper.
Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.
To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
To be in session; to take place.
School keeps today.
(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
To observe or celebrate (a holiday).
The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26.
(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.
(obsolete) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
To be in good keep
(obsolete) That which is kept in charge; a charge.
(engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
To care; to desire.
I kepe not of armes for to yelp [boast].
To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.
If we lose the field,We can not keep the town.
That I may know what keeps me here with you.
If we would weigh and keep in our minds what we are considering, that would instruct us.
To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.
His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal.
Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on.
To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.
The crown of Stephanus, first king of Hungary, was always kept in the castle of Vicegrade.
To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.
Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee.
To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.
Great are thy virtues . . . though kept from man.
To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.
In her girlish age, she kept sheep on the moor.
To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc.; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.
To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.
Like a pedant that keeps a school.
Every one of them kept house by himself.
To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.
I keep but three men and a boy.
To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.
Both day and night did we keep company.
Within this portal as I kept my watch.
To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to.
I have kept the faith.
Him whom to love is to obey, and keepHis great command.
To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc.; hence, to haunt; to frequent.
'Tis hallowed ground;Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep.
To observe duly, as a festival, etc.; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast.
I went with them to the house of God . . . with a multitude that kept holyday.
To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.
If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not keep.
To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
Knock at his study, where, they say, he keeps.
To be in session; as, school keeps to-day.
The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
Pan, thou god of shepherds all,Which of our tender lambkins takest keep.
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse.
Grass equal to the keep of seven cows.
I performed some services to the college in return for my keep.
That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the dungeon. See Illust. of Castle.
The prison strong,Within whose keep the captive knights were laid.
The lower chambers of those gloomy keeps.
I think . . . the keep, or principal part of a castle, was so called because the lord and his domestic circle kept, abode, or lived there.
That which is kept in charge; a charge.
Often he used of his keepA sacrifice to bring.
A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
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
The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
A cell in a jail or prison
Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,
Keep clean
Hold in place
She always held herself as a lady
The students keep me on my toes
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
Retain possession of;
Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
She kept her maiden name after she married
Prevent 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
Conform one's action or practice to;
Keep appointments
She never keeps her promises
We kept to the original conditions of the contract
Observe correctly or closely;
The pianist kept time with the metronome
Keep count
I cannot keep track of all my employees
Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of;
He keeps the shop when I am gone
Maintain by writing regular records;
Keep a diary
Maintain a record
Keep notes
Supply with room and board;
He is keeping three women in the guest cottage
Keep boarders
Allow to remain in a place or position;
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
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
Fail to spoil or rot;
These potatoes keep for a long time
Celebrate, as of holidays or rites;
Keep the commandments
Celebrate Christmas
Observe Yom Kippur
Keep under control; keep in check;
Suppress a smile
Keep your temper
Keep your cool
Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger;
May God keep you
Raise;
She keeps a few chickens in the yard
He keeps bees
Retain rights to;
Keep my job for me while I give birth
Keep my seat, please
Keep open the possibility of a merger
Store or keep customarily;
Where do you keep your gardening tools?
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
Maintain for use and service;
I keep a car in the countryside
She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
Hold and prevent from leaving;
The student was kept after school
Prevent (food) from rotting;
Preserved meats
Keep potatoes fresh
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