"outkeep" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outkeeps [present, singular, third-person], outkeeping [participle, present], outkept [participle, past], outkept [past]
Etymology: out- + keep Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|keep}} out- + keep Head templates: {{en-verb|outkeeps|outkeeping|outkept}} outkeep (third-person singular simple present outkeeps, present participle outkeeping, simple past and past participle outkept)
  1. (transitive) To keep or last, without spoiling, longer than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outkeep-en-verb-rxZY8cPg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for outkeep meaning in English (1.6kB)

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