"keep around" meaning in English

See keep around in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: keeps around [present, singular, third-person], keeping around [participle, present], kept around [participle, past], kept around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> around}} keep around (third-person singular simple present keeps around, present participle keeping around, simple past and past participle kept around)
  1. (transitive) to keep something near one. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-keep_around-en-verb-MakVcUbj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for keep around meaning in English (1.1kB)

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          "text": "It's worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word."
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        "to keep something near one."
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        "(transitive) to keep something near one."
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