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keep on

/ keep on /

verb

verb Sense 1

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"

Type of:

prolong sustain keep up

Derived:

lengthiness prolongation continuation protraction

Verb group:

run on keep going continue persist in

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

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