keep to
To adhere strictly toTo adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from.
» I'll do whatever it takes to keep you next to me.
Я зроблю все необхідно, щоб ти лишалася поруч.
Meaning
1 sensesTo adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from.
Keep to the traveled roads.
2016, unidentified patient, quoted in Judy Gable, Tamara Herrmann, Counselling Skills for Dietitians, 3rd Edition, page 125, I was very good, though – I kept to my diet all the time.
Examples
526 sentencesI'll do whatever it takes to keep you next to me.
Я зроблю все необхідно, щоб ти лишалася поруч.
I kept trying to tell Tom that, but he wouldn't listen.
Я намагався розповісти про це Тому, але він не слухав.
Keep the secret to yourself.
Таємницю тримай при собі.
deBewahre das Geheimnis!
You keep forgetting to do your homework.
Ти весь час забуваєш зробити домашнє завдання.
ruТы постоянно забываешь сделать домашнюю работу.
deDu vergisst immer, deine Hausaufgaben zu machen.
Keep to the right.
Тримайтеся праворуч.
ruДержитесь правой стороны.
deBleib auf der rechten Seite.
Forms
keeps to, keeping to, kept to, kept toPhrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- keep upслідувати, дотримуватисяTo maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
- keep offуникнути, уникатиTo stay or cause to stay at a distance (from).
- keep outзакрити, закриватиTo refrain from entering a place or condition.
- keep onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo persist or continue.
- keep downзменшити, знизитиTo repress.
- keep backутримувати, триматиTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.
- keep inUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, in.
- keep awayTo refrain from coming (near).
More 5
- keep aroundTo keep something near one.
- keep toTo adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from.
- keep acrossTo keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of.
- keep aheadTo do enough of a task in order to remain ahead of schedule; to stay ahead.
- keep underTo hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons 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