Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"He maintained his innocence"
Type of:
affirm
Kinds of:
vindicate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 2
"hold in place"
"She always held herself as a lady"
"The students keep me on my toes"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 3
"The appellate court upheld the verdict"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"keep a diary"
"maintain a record"
"keep notes"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"I keep a car in the countryside"
"She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"We preserve these archeological findings"
"The old lady could not keep up the building"
"children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"
"The museum curator conserved the an"
Type of:
keep
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
"She alone sustained her family"
"The money will sustain our good cause"
"There''s little to earn and many to keep"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 9
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 10
"The pianist kept time with the metronome"
"keep count"
"I cannot keep track of all my employees"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
83%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
68
Times Searched
2
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