keep together in English

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

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

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "keeps together",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kept together",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "To strive to maintain a group; to prevent a group from separating; to remain together."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "separating",
          "separating"
        ],
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          "remain",
          "remain"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "keep it together"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "keep together"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "keeps together",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keeping together",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept together",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept together",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "keep<,,kept> together"
      },
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    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To strive to maintain a group; to prevent a group from separating; to remain together."
      ],
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          "strive",
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          "group",
          "group"
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          "separating"
        ],
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          "remain",
          "remain"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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}

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"keep together" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms