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• “e.g., `keep clean’“
• “hold in place“
• “She always held herself as a lady“
• “The students keep me on my toes“

Synonyms

• keep the financial means whereby one lives; the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress ; a cell in a jail or prison ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; retain possession of; stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; conform one’s action or practice to; stick to correctly or closely; look after; maintain by writing regular records; supply with room and board; allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; supply with necessities and support; fail to spoil or rot; behave as expected during of holidays or rites; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; raise; retain rights to; store or keep customarily; have as a supply; maintain for use and service; hold and prevent from leaving; prevent the action or expression of; prevent (food) from rotting
• hold the act of grasping; understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; time during which some action is awaited; a state of being confined (usually for a short time); a stronghold ; a cell in a jail or prison ; the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; have or hold in one’s hands or grip; organize or be responsible for; have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; secure and keep for possible future use or application; have rightfully; be the physical support of; contain or hold; have room for; remain in a certain state, position, or condition; support or hold in a certain manner; be valid, applicable, or true; assert or affirm; have as a major characteristic; be capable of holding or containing; arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; protect against a challenge or attack; bind by an obligation; hold the attention of; remain committed to; resist or confront with resistance; be pertinent or relevant or applicable; stop dealing with; lessen the intensity of; keep from departing; take and maintain control over, often by violent means; cause to stop; cover as for protection against noise or smell; drink alcohol without showing ill effects; aim, point, or direct; declare to be; be in accord; keep from exhaling or expelling

• “We preserve these archeological findings“
• “The old lady could not keep up the building“
• “children must be taught to conserve our national heritage“
• “The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts“

Synonyms

• conserve fruit preserved by cooking with sugar ; keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; use cautiously and frugally; preserve with sugar
• preserve a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; a reservation where animals are protected ; fruit preserved by cooking with sugar ; keep or maintain in unaltered condition; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; prevent (food) from rotting; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
• keep up maintain a required pace or level; lengthen or extend in duration or space; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; keep informed; prevent from going to bed at night

• “She alone sustained her family“
• “The money will sustain our good cause“
• “There’s little to earn and many to keep“

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• sustain lengthen or extend in duration or space; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); provide with nourishment; supply with necessities and support; be the physical support of; admit as valid; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
• keep the financial means whereby one lives; the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress ; a cell in a jail or prison ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; retain possession of; stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; conform one’s action or practice to; stick to correctly or closely; look after; maintain by writing regular records; supply with room and board; allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; supply with necessities and support; fail to spoil or rot; behave as expected during of holidays or rites; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; raise; retain rights to; store or keep customarily; have as a supply; maintain for use and service; hold and prevent from leaving; prevent the action or expression of; prevent (food) from rotting

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• assert state categorically ; to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; insist on having one’s opinions and rights recognized; postulate positively and assertively
• asseverate state categorically

• “wield power and authority“

Synonyms

• wield have and exercise; handle effectively
• exert put to use; have and exercise; make a great effort at a mental or physical task

• “I keep a car in the countryside“
• “She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips“

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• keep the financial means whereby one lives; the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress ; a cell in a jail or prison ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; retain possession of; stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; conform one’s action or practice to; stick to correctly or closely; look after; maintain by writing regular records; supply with room and board; allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; supply with necessities and support; fail to spoil or rot; behave as expected during of holidays or rites; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; raise; retain rights to; store or keep customarily; have as a supply; maintain for use and service; hold and prevent from leaving; prevent the action or expression of; prevent (food) from rotting

• “keep a diary“
• “maintain a record“
• “keep notes“

Synonyms

• keep the financial means whereby one lives; the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress ; a cell in a jail or prison ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; retain possession of; stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; conform one’s action or practice to; stick to correctly or closely; look after; maintain by writing regular records; supply with room and board; allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; supply with necessities and support; fail to spoil or rot; behave as expected during of holidays or rites; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; raise; retain rights to; store or keep customarily; have as a supply; maintain for use and service; hold and prevent from leaving; prevent the action or expression of; prevent (food) from rotting

• “He maintained his innocence“

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• defend argue or speak in defense of; be on the defensive; protect against a challenge or attack; fight against or resist strongly; protect or fight for as a champion ; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; state or assert

• “The appellate court upheld the verdict“

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• uphold keep or maintain in unaltered condition; stand up for; support against an opponent

• “The pianist kept time with the metronome“
• “keep count“
• “I cannot keep track of all my employees“

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• observe discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; make mention of; observe with care or pay close attention to; watch attentively; show respect towards; behave as expected during of holidays or rites; follow with the eyes or the mind; stick to correctly or closely; conform one’s action or practice to
• keep the financial means whereby one lives; the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress ; a cell in a jail or prison ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; retain possession of; stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; conform one’s action or practice to; stick to correctly or closely; look after; maintain by writing regular records; supply with room and board; allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; supply with necessities and support; fail to spoil or rot; behave as expected during of holidays or rites; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; raise; retain rights to; store or keep customarily; have as a supply; maintain for use and service; hold and prevent from leaving; prevent the action or expression of; prevent (food) from rotting