1 to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: “He gave me the picture to keep.” houden
2 not to give or throw away; to preserve: “I kept the most interesting books” bewaren
3 to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: “I keep this gun loaded” houden
4 to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): “He kept walking.” doorgaan met
5 to have in store: “I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.” in voorraad hebben
6 to look after or care for: “She keeps the garden beautifully” houden
7 to remain in good condition: “That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.” goed blijven
8 to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): “She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments” bijhouden
9 to hold back or delay: “Sorry to keep you.” ophouden
10 to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): “He has a wife and child to keep.” onderhouden
11 to act in the way demanded by: “She kept her promise.” houden
12 to celebrate: “to keep Christmas.” vieren food and lodging: “She gives her mother money every week for her keep” kost
'keeper (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
1 a person who looks after something, eg animals in a zoo: “The lion has killed its keeper.” bewaarder
2 a goalkeeper. keeper, doelman
'keeping (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
care or charge: “The money had been given into his keeping.” bewaring
'keep-'fit (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
a series or system of exercises, usually simple, intended to improve the physical condition of ordinary people, especially women: “She's very keen on keep-fit but it doesn't do her much good” conditietraining
'keepsake (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
something given or taken to be kept in memory of the giver: “She gave him a piece of her hair as a keepsake.” aandenken
for keeps
permanently: “You can have this necklace for keeps.” voorgoed
in keeping with
suited to: “He has moved to a house more in keeping with his position as a headmaster.” in overeenstemming met
keep away
to (cause to) remain at a distance: “Keep away †“ it's dangerous!” uit de buurt houden/blijven
keep back
1 not to (allow to) move forward: “She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd” op een afstand houden/blijven
2 not to tell or make known: “I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.” achterhouden
3 not to give or pay out: “Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals” inhouden
keep one's distance
to stay quite far away: “The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.” op een afstand blijven
keep down
1 not to (allow to) rise up: “Keep down †“ they're shooting at us!” (zich) laag houden
2 to control or put a limit on: “They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.” binnen de perken houden
3 to digest without vomiting: “He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.” binnenhouden
keep one's end up
to perform one's part in something just as well as all the others who are involved. zich weren
keep from
to stop oneself from (doing something): “I could hardly keep from hitting him.” zich terughouden van
keep going
to go on doing something despite difficulties. doorgaan, doorzetten
keep hold of
not to let go of: “Keep hold of those tickets!” vasthouden
keep house (for)
to do the cooking, housework etc (for): “She keeps house for her brother.” het huishouden doen
EN:keep a. p. waiting
NL:iemand laten wachten EN:keep one's ground
NL:z. staande houden EN:keep one's feet
NL:niet vallen EN: that news will keepNL:dat nieuws kan wel zolang blijven liggen EN:keep house
NL:het huishouden doen EN:keep at a thing
NL:blijven werken aan EN:keep away
NL:weg (doen) blijven EN:keep back
NL:terughouden, achterhouden EN:keep down
NL:(onder)drukken (kosten) EN:keep it down a bit!
NL:kalm!, rustig a.u.b. EN:keep from
NL:afhouden van, z. onthouden van, verzwijgen voor, verhinderen te EN:keep in
NL:inhouden, binnenhouden, schoolhouden, blijven branden (van vuur) EN:keep in with
NL:(spreektaal) contact houden met EN:keep off
NL:afweren, op afstand houden, afblijven van EN:keep on
NL:ophouden, blijven houdenNL:blijven praten
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