keep around
keep around · keeps around · kept around · keeping around
To keep something near oneTo keep something near one.
» Keep looking around.
Продолжай смотреть по сторонам.
Meaning
1 sensesTo keep something near one.
It's worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.
Examples
23 sentencesKeep looking around.
ruПродолжай смотреть по сторонам.
It seems like we just keep going around in circles, doing the same old thing.
Let's keep beautiful nature around us.
deLasst uns die schöne Natur um uns herum bewahren.
I'm leaving because I don't want to keep standing around.
I have no idea why the king kept them around.
Forms
keeps around, keeping around, kept around, kept around| Base form | keep around · to keep around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keeps around |
| Present participle | keeping around |
| Past simple | kept around |
| Past participle | kept around |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- 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).
More 5
- keep aroundTo keep something near one.
- keep toTo adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from.
- keep acrossTo keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of.
- keep aheadTo do enough of a task in order to remain ahead of schedule; to stay ahead.
- keep underTo hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb