keep someone up at night
To worry, to disturb, to give someone sleepless nightsTo worry, to disturb, to give someone sleepless nights.
» She kept crying all night long.
Она проплакала всю ночь. — shanghainese
Вона проплакала всю ніч. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(figuratively, informal)To worry, to disturb, to give someone sleepless nights.
Examples
78 sentencesShe kept crying all night long.
Вона проплакала всю ніч. — deniko
ruОна проплакала всю ночь. — shanghainese
Tom kept crying all night.
Том проплакав усю ніч. — deniko
The dog kept barking all night.
Собака гавкав усю ніч. — deniko
ruСобака пролаяла всю ночь. — odexed
deDer Hund hat die ganze Nacht gebellt. — mayabe
The baby kept crying all night.
ruРебёнок плакал всю ночь. — megaton
deDas Baby weinte die ganze Nacht. — MUIRIEL
What kept you up last night?
Translations
2 languagesForms
keeps someone up at night, keeping someone up at night, kept someone up at night, kept someone up at night| Base form | keep someone up at night · to keep someone up at night |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keeps someone up at night |
| Present participle | keeping someone up at night |
| Past simple | kept someone up at night |
| Past participle | kept someone up at night |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | keep someone up at night |
| he, she, it | keeps someone up at night |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | kept someone up at night |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have kept someone up at night |
| he, she, it | has kept someone up at night |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will keep someone up at night |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle