Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK)To maintain vigilance.

Origin

Used in Southern England. See cave (“look out, beware”).

Used in Southern England. See cave (“look out, beware”).

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personskept cave

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill keep cave

Synonyms

2 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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