keep

Các nghĩa

1. tiếp tục · cứ

   To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

   transitive

   to keep silence;  to keep possession

2. giữ lời

   To remain faithful to a given promise or word.

   transitive

   to keep one's word;  to keep one's promise

   Both day and night did we keep company.

3. giữ

   To maintain possession of.

   transitive

   I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.

   I only meant to lend him the shirt at first, but it looked better on him than me, so I told him to keep it.

4. giữ gìn

   To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.

   ditransitive · transitive

   I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.

   The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.

5. ghi chép

   To record transactions, accounts, or events in.

   transitive

   I used to keep a diary.

6. ghi sổ

   To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.

   transitive

Dạng khác

• keeps present, singular, third-person
• keeping participle, present
• kept participle, past