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Kept

verb
/ˈkɛpt/
Word Frequency: 81.7

Definitions

1.verbTo continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
"to keep silence;  to keep one's word;  to keep possession"
2.verb(heading) To hold the status of something.
3.verb(heading) To hold or be held in a state.
4.verbTo wait for, keep watch for.
5.verbTo act as wicket-keeper.
"Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years."
6.verbTo take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
7.verbTo be in session; to take place.
"School keeps today."
8.verbTo observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.
9.verb(by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
10.verbTo observe or celebrate (a holiday).
"The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26."

Synonyms

retainpreserveprotectunbrokenadheredattainedavoidedbeenborneboundbredbrought

Rhymes With

adeptraptineptpreceptacceptsnappedadapttrapped
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