keep straight
To avoid confusing or mixing up somethingTo avoid confusing or mixing up something; to keep something clear or organized.
» Keep going straight.
Geh weiter geradeaus.
Gehen Sie weiter geradeaus.
Идите вперёд.
Продолжайте идти вперёд.
Едьте вперёд.
Идите прямо.
Двигайтесь прямо.
Продолжай идти прямо.
Продовжуйте рухатись прямо.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To avoid confusing or mixing up something; to keep something clear or organized.
Their names all sounded the same to me at first, and I had trouble keeping straight who was who.
Examples
33 sentencesKeep going straight.
Продовжуйте рухатись прямо.
ruИдите вперёд.
deGeh weiter geradeaus.
Tom couldn't keep a straight face.
ruТом не смог сдержать смеха.
We're trying to keep it straight.
I tried to keep a straight face.
ruЯ пытался не смеяться.
deIch versuchte, ernst zu bleiben.
Tom is trying to keep a straight face.
Forms
keeps straight, keeping straight, kept straight, kept straight| Base form | keep straight · to keep straight |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | keeps straight |
| Present participle | keeping straight |
| Past simple | kept straight |
| Past participle | kept straight |
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