keep

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
2. (transitive) To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
3. (transitive) To hold the status of something.
4. (ditransitive, transitive) To hold the status of something.
5. (transitive) To hold the status of something.
6. (transitive) To hold the status of something.
7. (archaic, transitive) To hold the status of something.
8. (transitive) To hold the status of something.
9. (transitive) To hold the status of something.
10. (transitive) To hold the status of something.
11. (transitive) To hold the status of something.
12. (transitive) To hold the status of something.
13. (transitive) To hold the status of something.
14. (transitive) To hold the status of something.
15. (intransitive, obsolete) To hold or be held in a state.
16. (intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.
17. (intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.
18. (copulative, intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.
19. (UK, intransitive, obsolete) To hold or be held in a state.
20. (obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.
21. (intransitive) To act as wicket-keeper.
22. (intransitive, obsolete) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
23. (intransitive, obsolete) To be in session; to take place.
24. (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
25. (broadly, dated, transitive) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
26. (dated, transitive) To observe or celebrate (a holiday).
27. (Singapore, transitive) To put (something) back; to put away.

Noun

1. (countable, historical, uncountable) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
2. (countable, uncountable) The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
3. (countable, uncountable) The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
4. (countable, uncountable) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) That which is kept in charge; a charge.
7. (countable, euphemistic, obsolete, uncountable) A mistress (the other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations).

Concepts

garder

conserver

continuer

tenir

maintenir

retenir

rester

donjon

protéger

observer

élever

accomplir

sauver

préserver

entretenir

assurer

enregistrer

empêcher

🛑

taire

remplir

soutenir

prendre

réaliser

mettre de côté

héberger

🏠

laisser passer

lieu

loger

maintien

mettre

nourrir

nourriture

🍽️

persister

prolonger

réduire

réprimer

réserver

respecter

ressource

restreindre

saisir

sauvegarder

serrer

stopper

🛑

subsistance

suivre

supprimer

surveiller

tenue

traiter

Synonymes

preserve

hold

maintain

save

retain

observe

protect

store

conserve

stay

guard

💂

continue

remain

rear

support

look after

take care of

raise

reserve

put

abide

have

breed

achieve

sustain

perform

watch over

accomplish

tend

detain

prevent

take charge of

go on

celebrate

watch

⌚

keep up

last

hold on

persist

put away

mind

endure

keep on

collect

abide by

safeguard

proceed

contain

obey

rescue

Traductions

behalten

conservare

guardar

tenere

guardar

halten

κρατώ

conservar

mantenere

houden

mantener

behouden

manter

continuare

conservar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kiːp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: kepen

Hérité de ancien anglais: cēpan

Appartenant à frison occidental: kypje

Appartenant à lituanien: žẽbti

Appartenant à russe: забо́та

Hérité de moyen anglais: kepe

In summary

From Middle English kepen (“to keep, guard, look after, watch”), from Old English cēpan (“to seize, hold, observe”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan, from Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną (“to look, heed, watch, observe”) (compare West Frisian kypje (“to look”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵab-, *ǵāb- (“to look after”) (compare Lithuanian žẽbti (“to eat reluctantly”), Russian забо́та (zabóta, “care, worry”)).

Phrases

You can keep her on .

Vous pouvez la garder.

Take shelter in this tent , but keep still .

Faites l'abri dans cette tente, mais restez immobile.

Why does the ice cream truck keep playing such a sad song “ send in the clowns”?

Pourquoi le camion de crème glacée continue-t-il de jouer une chanson aussi triste "Send in the Clowns"?

This tension together with some minor injuries made Souness less keen to keep him .

Cette tension ainsi que quelques blessures mineures ont rendu la Souness moins désireuse de le garder.

His style seeks to keep games accessible while still adding increasing levels of complexity .

Son style cherche à garder les jeux accessibles tout en ajoutant des niveaux de complexité croissants.