to stay in a particular state, condition, or position, or to make someone or something do this keep (somebody/something) warm/safe/dry etc Keep from · Keep at something · Keep somebody in · Keep off

keep to something · keep to something phrasal verb · 1 STAY/NOT LEAVEto stay on a particular road, course, piece of ground etc It's best to keep to the paths.

keep on · keep on phrasal verb · 1 CONTINUE/NOT STOPto continue doing something, or to do something many timeskeep on doing something You just have to keep on ...

2 keep something from somebodyTELL A SECRET to prevent someone from knowing something, by deliberately not telling them about it SYN withhold The government had ...

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkeep somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1 PREVENTto prevent the size, cost, or quantity of something from ...

keep at something meaning, definition, what is keep at something: to continue to do something, although it...: Learn more.

1. to make someone stay in hospital because they are too ill to go home They kept her in overnight for observation.

(=continue to work hard and well)2 if a situation keeps up, it continues without stopping or changing SYN continue How long can the economic boom keep up?

a) keep (somebody) going to have or to give someone enough hope and emotional strength to continue living and doing things in a bad situation.

used to say that you can tell someone something or do something later 'I don't have time to listen now.' 'Don't worry, it'll keep.'