keeping (verb)
11drone on — verb talk in a monotonous voice • Syn: ↑drone • Derivationally related forms: ↑drone (for: ↑drone), ↑droning (for: ↑drone) …
12file away — verb 1. place in a container for keeping records (Freq. 1) File these bills, please • Syn: ↑file • Derivationally related forms: ↑file (for: ↑file), ↑filer …
13keep off — verb 1. refrain from certain foods or beverages I keep off drugs During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day • Syn: ↑avoid • Hypernyms: ↑abstain, ↑refrain, ↑desist …
14contain — verb Etymology: Middle English conteinen, from Anglo French cunteign , cuntyen , stem of cuntenir, from Latin continēre to hold together, hold in, contain, from com + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to keep… …
15remember — verb ( bered; remembering) Etymology: Middle English remembren, from Anglo French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorari, from Latin re + Late Latin memorari to be mindful of, from Latin memor mindful more at memory Date: 14th century transitive… …
16suppose — verb (supposed; supposing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French supposer, from Medieval Latin supponere (perfect indicative supposui), from Latin, to put under, substitute, from sub + ponere to put more at position Date: 14th century… …
17tantalize — verb ( lized; lizing) Etymology: Tantalus Date: 1597 transitive verb to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach intransitive verb to cause one to be tantalized •… …
18suggest — verb 1 propose sth/state sth indirectly ADVERB ▪ highly (esp. AmE), strongly ▪ I strongly suggest keeping personal and business accounts separate. ▪ tentatively ▪ I tentatively suggested that she might be happier working somewhe …
19keep an eye on — verb follow with the eyes or the mind (Freq. 3) Keep an eye on the baby, please! The world is watching Sarajevo She followed the men with the binoculars • Syn: ↑watch, ↑observe, ↑follow, ↑watch over …
20keep company — verb be a companion to somebody (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑company, ↑companion, ↑accompany • Derivationally related forms: ↑accompaniment (for: ↑accompany), ↑ …
