Meaning

3 senses
  1. (informal)To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.

    mithalten, mit etwas Schritt halten

  2. (figuratively, informal)To manage to remain up to date with trends, fashions, etc.

  3. (informal)To manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc.

Examples

424 sentences
  1. I can't keep pace with you.

    Я не встигаю за тобою. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ за тобой не поспеваю. — marafon

    deIch kann nicht mit dir mithalten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Try to keep up with him.

    Спробуй триматися з ним на рівних. — JeNNeR

    ruПопробуй держаться с ним наравне. — Hellerick

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. I have trouble keeping up with Tom.

    Мені складно триматися на рівних з Томом. — deniko

Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
manage to remain beside or just behind:

Forms

keeps up with, keeping up with, kept up with, kept up with
Base formkeep up with · to keep up with
3rd person singularkeeps up with
Present participlekeeping up with
Past simplekept up with
Past participlekept up with

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykeep up with
he, she, itkeeps up with

Past simpleLesson

all personskept up with

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kept up with
he, she, ithas kept up with

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill keep up with

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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