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  • 11keep from something — ˈkeep from sth | ˈkeep yourself from sth derived to prevent yourself from doing sth • keep from something doing sth She could hardly keep from laughing. • I just managed to keep myself from falling. Main entry: ↑keepderived …

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  • 12keep yourself from something — ˈkeep from sth | ˈkeep yourself from sth derived to prevent yourself from doing sth • keep yourself from something doing sth She could hardly keep from laughing. • I just managed to keep myself from falling. Main entry: ↑keepde …

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  • 13keep somebody from something — ˈkeep sb from sth derived to prevent sb from doing sth • I hope I m not keeping you from your work. • keep somebody from something doing sth The church bells keep me from sleeping. Main entry: ↑keepderived …

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  • 14keep track — (of sth) ► to keep a record of something, or make certain that you know or remember what has happened: »Keep track of the hours you work. »His job is to keep track of all the shipments going out to customers. Main Entry: ↑track …

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  • 15keep abreast of something — keep/stay/abreast of something phrase to make sure that you know all the most recent and important information about something How can anyone keep abreast of all this new technology? Thesaurus: to try to find out informationsynonym Main entry:… …

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  • 16keep somebody at something — ˌkeep sb ˈat sth derived to make sb continue working at sth • He kept us at it all day. Main entry: ↑keepderived …

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  • 17keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… …

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  • 18keep — 1 /ki:p/ verb past tense and past participle kept /kept/ 1 NOT GIVE BACK (T) to have something and not need to give it back: You can keep it. I don t need it. | Try it for a week and we guarantee you ll want to keep it. 2 NOT LOSE (T) to continue …

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  • 19keep*/*/*/ — [kiːp] (past tense and past participle kept [kept] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to stay in a state, position, or place without changing or moving, or to make someone or something do this Keep still while I brush your hair.[/ex] People kept quiet because… …

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  • 20keep up with sb/sth — Ⅰ. UK US keep up (with sb/sth) Phrasal Verb with keep({{}}/kiːp/ verb (kept, kept) ► to do something or move at an acceptable rate, or at the same rate as someone or something else: »It s a fast pace, and you ll have to work hard to keep up.… …

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