keep back

1. (transitive)To hold back; to refuse to give or share.

   hold back; refuse to hand over or share

2. (intransitive)To stay back; to refrain from approaching.

3. (transitive)To restrict or restrain.

   zurückhalten

4. (transitive)To prevent (a pupil) from advancing in a course.

   prevent the action or expression of

1. He tried to keep back his tears.

   Він намагався стримати свої сльози.

   ruОн пытался сдержать свои слёзы.

   deEr versuchte seine Tränen zurückzuhalten.

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2. Tom kept looking back at Mary.

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3. I'll keep nothing back from you.

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4. Fans keep coming back for more.

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5. Tom kept walking back and forth.

   ruТом всё ходил взад и вперёд.

   deTom lief beständig auf und ab.

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• 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).