keep at

1. (transitive)To persist in.

   Learning a new language is hard, but if you keep at it, you'll get better.

2. (transitive)To constrain (a person) to continue doing (a task).

   If he doesn't get back to you right away, just keep at him and eventually you'll get an answer.

1. We need to keep getting better at everything.

   Ми повинні продовжувати вдосконалюватися у всьому.

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2. She wants to keep him at a distance.

   Вона хоче тримати його на відстані.

   deSie möchte ihn auf Abstand halten.

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3. Tom kept staring at Mary.

   Том продовжував пильно дивитися на Мері.

   ruТом продолжал пялиться на Мэри.

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4. Keep it at a lower temperature.

   ruХрани при низкой температуре.

   deHaltet es in einer niedrigeren Temperatur.

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5. Tom kept looking back at Mary.

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