"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 formed with "at", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "at": 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (transitive) To constrain (a person) to continue doing (a task). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-keep_at-en-verb-DwVIOyfd

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keeping at",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept at",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept at",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Learning a new language is hard, but if you keep at it, you'll get better.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To persist in."
      ],
      "id": "en-keep_at-en-verb-zkUDMBZX",
      "links": [
        [
          "persist",
          "persist"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To persist in."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If he doesn't get back to you right away, just keep at him and eventually you'll get an answer.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To constrain (a person) to continue doing (a task)."
      ],
      "id": "en-keep_at-en-verb-DwVIOyfd",
      "links": [
        [
          "constrain",
          "constrain"
        ],
        [
          "doing",
          "doing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To constrain (a person) to continue doing (a task)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "keep at"
}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"at\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keeping at",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept at",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept at",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "keep<,,kept> at"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Learning a new language is hard, but if you keep at it, you'll get better.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To persist in."
      ],
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        [
          "persist",
          "persist"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To persist in."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "If he doesn't get back to you right away, just keep at him and eventually you'll get an answer.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To constrain (a person) to continue doing (a task)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "constrain",
          "constrain"
        ],
        [
          "doing",
          "doing"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To constrain (a person) to continue doing (a task)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "keep at"
}

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