keep on about in English

Forms: keeps on about [present, singular, third-person], keeping on about [participle, present], kept on about [participle, past], kept on about [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> on about|head=keep on about}} keep on about (third-person singular simple present keeps on about, present participle keeping on about, simple past and past participle kept on about)

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    {
      "form": "keeps on about",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "kept on about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "kept on about",
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        "To harp on; to continue to speak or discuss something repeatedly."
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          "continue",
          "continue"
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          "speak",
          "speak"
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        [
          "discuss",
          "discuss"
        ],
        [
          "repeatedly",
          "repeatedly"
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To harp on; to continue to speak or discuss something repeatedly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
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  "word": "keep on about"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "keeps on about",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keeping on about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept on about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept on about",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "keep<,,kept> on about",
        "head": "keep on about"
      },
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        "To harp on; to continue to speak or discuss something repeatedly."
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          "harp on"
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          "continue",
          "continue"
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To harp on; to continue to speak or discuss something repeatedly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "keep on about"
}

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"keep on about" meaning in English

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