keep someone sweet in English

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

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

Inflected forms

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      "form": "keeps someone sweet",
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    {
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        "To keep someone friendly or satisfied by complying with their wishes or preferences."
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        "(idiomatic) To keep someone friendly or satisfied by complying with their wishes or preferences."
      ],
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  "word": "keep someone sweet"
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    {
      "form": "keeps someone sweet",
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"keep someone sweet" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms