"keep at" meaning in All languages combined

See keep at on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: keeps at [present, singular, third-person], keeping at [participle, present], kept at [participle, past], kept at [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> at}} keep at (third-person singular simple present keeps at, present participle keeping at, simple past and past participle kept at)
  1. (transitive) To persist in. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-keep_at-en-verb-zkUDMBZX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (at) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (at): 83 17
  2. (transitive) To constrain (a person) to continue doing (a task). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-keep_at-en-verb-DwVIOyfd

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for keep at meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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