kept

Meaning

simple past and past participle of keep

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɛpt/

Inherited from Middle English

kept

Inherited from Old English

cēpte

In summary

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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Sentences

An user

The screen before the fire
🔥

kept in the sparks .

An user

Scipione kept this office
🏢

until his death
💀

.

An user

Melissa's phone
☎️

kept vibrating uncontrollably .