keep it up
To maintain or continue a positive streakTo maintain or continue a positive streak.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To maintain or continue a positive streak.
The new teacher was so enthusiastic; I hope she can keep it up until the end of the year.
weiter so
продолжа́ть в том же духеprodolžátʹ v tom že duxe
(idiomatic)To maintain one's erection.
Ever hear of Viagra? It's not my fault you can't keep it up anymore.
Examples
559 sentencesTry to keep up with him.
Спробуй триматися з ним на рівних. — JeNNeR
ruПопробуй держаться с ним наравне. — Hellerick
Try to keep up with Tom.
Спробуй не відставати від Тома. — deniko
ruПостарайся не отставать от Тома. — sharptoothed
deVersuche, mit Tom Schritt zu halten. — Esperantostern
Will the price keep going up?
Ціна продовжуватиме зростати? — deniko
ruЦена будет продолжать расти? — marafon
deWird der Preis weiter steigen? — Luiaard
It's hard to keep up with Tom.
З Томом важко бути на рівних. — deniko
ruЗа Томом трудно угнаться. — sharptoothed
deEs ist nicht einfach, mit Tom mitzuhalten. — raggione
I have trouble keeping up with Tom.
Мені складно триматися на рівних з Томом. — deniko
Translations
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Forms
keeps it up, keeping it up, kept it up, kept it up| Base form | keep it up · to keep it up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keeps it up |
| Present participle | keeping it up |
| Past simple | kept it up |
| Past participle | kept it up |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.