keep

(Pronunciation -تلفظ سنیۓ ) US:

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Verb Forms: (keep, kept,kept)

Noun: keep

1. keep [ Synonyms: bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance]
The financial means whereby one lives "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood";	روزگار۔ روزی۔ معاش۔ کفالت۔
2. keep [ Synonyms: donjon, dungeon]
The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress	قلعے کا تہ خانہ۔
3. keep [ Synonyms: hold]
A cell in a jail or prison

Verb: keep

1. keep [ Synonyms: continue, go along, go on, proceed]
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight";	جاری رکھنا۔
2. keep [ Synonyms: hold on]
Retain possession of "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married";	رکھنا۔
3. keep [ Synonyms: prevent]
Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles";	روکنا۔ رکاوٹ ڈالنا۔
4. keep [ Synonyms: maintain, observe]
Stick to correctly or closely "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees";	نظر رکھنا۔
5. keep
Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of "He keeps the shop when I am gone";	سنبھالنا۔
6. keep [ Synonyms: maintain]
Maintain by writing regular records "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes";
7. keep
Supply with room and board "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders";
8. keep [ Synonyms: continue, keep on, retain]
Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings";
9. keep [ Synonyms: maintain, sustain]
Supply with necessities and support "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep";	کفالت کرنا۔
10. keep [ Synonyms: stay fresh]
Fail to spoil or rot "These potatoes keep for a long time";
11. keep [ Synonyms: celebrate, observe]
Behave as expected during of holidays or rites "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur";	منانا۔
12. keep [ Synonyms: preserve]
Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger "May God keep you";	تباہی سے دور رکھنا۔
13. keep
Raise "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees";
14. keep [ Synonyms: hold open, keep open, save]
Retain rights to "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger";	بچاکر رکھنا۔
15. keep
Store or keep customarily "Where do you keep your gardening tools?";
16. keep
Have as a supply "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator";
17. keep [ Synonyms: maintain]
Maintain for use and service "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips";	استعمال کے قابل رکھنا۔
18. keep
Hold and prevent from leaving "The student was kept after school";	روکنا۔
19. keep [ Synonyms: hold back, keep back, restrain]
Prevent the action or expression of "hold back your anger"; "keep your cool"; "she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays";
20. keep [ Synonyms: preserve]
Prevent (food) from rotting "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh";