keep someone up late
To prevent a person from going to bed at their usual timeTo prevent a person from going to bed at their usual time.
» What keeps you up so late?
Warum bist du um diese Uhrzeit noch wach? — MUIRIEL
Почему ты ещё не спишь так поздно? — Ann74
Чого ти ще не спиш так пізно? — aandrusiak
Що тримає тебе так пізно? — triantafillou
Чому ти ще не спиш у таку пізню годину? — deniko
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1 sensesTo prevent a person from going to bed at their usual time.
Examples
29 sentencesWhat keeps you up so late?
Чого ти ще не спиш так пізно? — aandrusiak
ruПочему ты ещё не спишь так поздно? — Ann74
deWarum bist du um diese Uhrzeit noch wach? — MUIRIEL
Tom will lose his job if he keeps showing up late for work.
deTom wird seinen Job verlieren, wenn er weiterhin zu spät zur Arbeit erscheint. — ElClonguero
Won't it keep until later?
deKann das nicht noch warten? — Tamy
Doctors should keep abreast of all the latest developments in medicine.
Doctors should keep abreast with all the latest developments in medicine.
ruВрачи не должны отставать от последних достижений в медицине. — Hellerick
deÄrzte sollten bei allen neuen Entwicklungen in der Medizin auf dem Laufenden bleiben. — Zaghawa
Forms
keeps someone up late, keeping someone up late, kept someone up late, kept someone up late| Base form | keep someone up late · to keep someone up late |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keeps someone up late |
| Present participle | keeping someone up late |
| Past simple | kept someone up late |
| Past participle | kept someone up late |
irregular · Lesson
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