"keep it up" meaning in All languages combined

See keep it up on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Audio: En-au-keep it up.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interjection}} keep it up
  1. Well done!
    Sense id: en-keep_it_up-en-intj-RiFkoGRe Categories (other): English predicates, English terms with placeholder "it", Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English predicates: 49 32 19 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 50 29 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 41 46 13

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-keep it up.ogg Forms: keeps it up [present, singular, third-person], keeping it up [participle, present], kept it up [participle, past], kept it up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> it up}} keep it up (third-person singular simple present keeps it up, present participle keeping it up, simple past and past participle kept it up)
  1. (idiomatic) To maintain or continue a positive streak. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: get it up, keep one's end up, keep up Translations (maintain or continue a positive streak): mantenir (Catalan), 保持連勝 (Chinese Mandarin), 保持连胜 (bǎochí liánshèng) (Chinese Mandarin), jen tak dál (Czech), jatkaa samaan malliin (Finnish), tenir (French), weiter so (German), mantenere (Italian), tak trzymaj [feminine, imperfective, masculine] (Polish), continuar assim (Portuguese), ține-o tot așa (Romanian), продолжа́ть в том же духе (prodolžátʹ v tom že duxe) (Russian), mantener (Spanish), hålla i gång (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-keep_it_up-en-verb-PjcszdVf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 55 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 26 62 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 61 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 59 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 72 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 37 53 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 45 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 58 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 60 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 70 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 48 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 47 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 54 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 32 58 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 70 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 73 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 54 9 Disambiguation of 'maintain or continue a positive streak': 93 7
  2. (idiomatic) To maintain one's erection. Tags: idiomatic Translations (maintain one's erection): 保持勃起 (bǎochí bóqǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), pysyä pystyssä (note: impersonal; subject is not the person) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-keep_it_up-en-verb-UIQJ90lG Categories (other): Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of "maintain one's erection": 6 94

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic) To maintain or continue a positive streak."
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Download raw JSONL data for keep it up meaning in All languages combined (5.7kB)

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