kept

Meaning

simple past and past participle of keep

kept

retained

maintained

stored

unbroken

placed

put

bred

supported

sustained

owned

possessed

reserved

preserved

detained

left

remain

guarded

protected

airtight

retentive

solid

tenable

leftover

held

continuously

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɛpt/

From Middle English kept, kepte, from Old English cēpte; see -t.

New

keep

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

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