 keep_on |
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| 1. | [ verb ] continue a certain state, condition, or activity | |
| Synonyms: | continue go_on keep go_along proceed | |
| Examples: | "Keep on working!" "We continued to work into the night" "Keep smiling" "We went on working until well past midnight" |
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| Related terms: | discontinue act hold ride run_on continue continue lengthiness | |
| 2. | [ verb ] allow to remain in a place or position | |
| Synonyms: | keep retain continue keep_going | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | prolong continue run_on lengthiness | |
| Similar spelling: |
keep_in Keven |
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