"keep in" meaning in English

See keep in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: keeps in [present, singular, third-person], keeping in [participle, present], kept in [participle, past], kept in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,kept>}} keep in (third-person singular simple present keeps in, present participle keeping in, simple past and past participle kept in)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, in. Related terms: keep in with
    Sense id: en-keep_in-en-verb-hYkHz-yl Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "in" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 29 12 12 11 35
  2. To require a pupil to stay after school as a punishment. Translations (to require a pupil to stay after school): jättää jälki-istuntoon (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-keep_in-en-verb-8sAN9DFY Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "in" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 29 12 12 11 35 Disambiguation of 'to require a pupil to stay after school': 1 80 9 6 3
  3. To stay blazing (of a fire).
    Sense id: en-keep_in-en-verb-Dlgsmkho Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "in" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 29 12 12 11 35
  4. To cause (a fire) to stay blazing.
    Sense id: en-keep_in-en-verb-zlz~xKU~ Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "in" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 29 12 12 11 35
  5. (telephony, obsolete) To keep a telephone call active or queued so that the operators can try the number again later. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-keep_in-en-verb-ljJcgilq Categories (other): Telephony, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 11 8 7 41 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 29 12 12 11 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 14 15 14 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 10 11 10 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 8 8 7 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 14 15 12 36 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony

Inflected forms

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