keep

1. (transitive)To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

   to keep silence; to keep possession

2. (transitive)To remain faithful to a given promise or word.

   to keep one's word; to keep one's promise

   сдержа́тьsderžátʹ

3. To hold the status of something.

   (transitive)To maintain possession of.

   I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.

   I only meant to lend him the shirt at first, but it looked better on him than me, so I told him to keep it.

   behalten, aufheben

   храни́тьxranítʹ, держа́тьderžátʹ

   утри́муватиutrýmuvaty

   retain possession of

4. (ditransitive, transitive)To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.

   I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.

   The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.

   bewahren, erhalten

   храни́тьxranítʹ, сохраня́тьsoxranjátʹ, сохрани́тьsoxranítʹ

   continue a certain state, condition, or activity

5. (transitive)To record transactions, accounts, or events in.

   I used to keep a diary.

6. (transitive)To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.

7. (transitive)To restrain.

   I keep my pet gerbil away from my brother.

   Don't let me keep you; I know you have things to be doing.

   heraushalten, fernhalten

   сде́рживатьsdérživatʹ, сдержа́тьsderžátʹ, уде́рживатьudérživatʹ

   утри́муватиutrýmuvaty, трима́тиtrymáty

8. (transitive)To watch over, look after, guard, protect.

   May the Lord keep you from harm.

   look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

9. (transitive)To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).

   He kept a mistress for over ten years.

   aushalten

   содержа́тьsoderžátʹ, обеспе́чиватьobespéčivatʹ, обеспе́читьobespéčitʹ

   supply with necessities and support

10. (transitive)To raise; to care for.

    He has been keeping orchids since retiring.

    halten

    содержа́тьsoderžátʹ, держа́тьderžátʹ

11. (transitive)To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).

12. (transitive)To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.

1. That kid kept crying for hours.

   Ця дитина плакала годинами.

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2. You should have kept it secret.

   Ви повинні були тримати це в таємниці.

   ruТы должен был держать это в тайне.

   deDu hättest es geheim halten sollen.

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3. You keep a dog, don't you?

   У тебе є собака, правда?

   ruУ тебя есть собака, ведь так?

   deDu hältst einen Hund, oder?

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4. We let him keep the dog.

   Ми дозволяємо йому тримати собаку.

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5. You must keep your hands clean.

   Ви повинні тримати руки у чистоті.

   ruТы должен держать свои руки в чистоте.

   deDu musst deine Hände sauber halten.

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irregular · Lesson

• keep upслідувати, дотримуватисяTo maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
• keep offуникнути, уникатиTo stay or cause to stay at a distance (from).
• keep outзакрити, закриватиTo refrain from entering a place or condition.
• keep onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo persist or continue.
• keep downзменшити, знизитиTo repress.
• keep backутримувати, триматиTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.
• keep inUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, in.
• keep awayTo refrain from coming (near).