Meaning

1 senses
  1. To keep something near one.

    It's worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.

Examples

23 sentences
  1. Keep looking around.

    ruПродолжай смотреть по сторонам.

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  2. It seems like we just keep going around in circles, doing the same old thing.

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  3. Let's keep beautiful nature around us.

    deLasst uns die schöne Natur um uns herum bewahren.

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  4. I'm leaving because I don't want to keep standing around.

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  5. I have no idea why the king kept them around.

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Forms

keeps around, keeping around, kept around, kept around
Base formkeep around · to keep around
3rd person singularkeeps around
Present participlekeeping around
Past simplekept around
Past participlekept around

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykeep around
he, she, itkeeps around

Past simpleLesson

all personskept around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kept around
he, she, ithas kept around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill keep around

Phrasal verbs

13 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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