"keep" meaning in All languages combined

See keep on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /kiːp/ Audio: en-us-keep.ogg [US] Forms: keep [singular], keeps [plural]
enPR: kēp Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A keep is a special safe area of a castle. Synonyms: castle, fortress, stronghold
    Sense id: simple-keep-en-noun-1r1Z7pzW

Verb [English]

IPA: /kiːp/ Audio: en-us-keep.ogg [US] Forms: keep [canonical], keeps [third-person, singular], kept [past], kept [past, participle], keeping [present, participle]
enPR: kēp Head templates: {{verb2|keep|keeps|kept|kept|keeping}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you keep something for someone, you make something safe. Synonyms: guard, protect, safeguard, reserve
    Sense id: simple-keep-en-verb-SMzSHW1D
  2. When you keep something, you do not give it back.
    Sense id: simple-keep-en-verb-6uGBQFZB
  3. When you keep safe, happy, quiet, etc, you stay that way.
    Sense id: simple-keep-en-verb-tzzYJ0q9 Categories (other): Verbs
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