keep
/kip/ v [T] (past tense and past participle kept /kept/) (POSSESS)Definition
› to be in or continue to be in someone’s possession: Can I keep this photo? "Keep the change," she told the driver. We keep aspirin in the kitchen (= have it there for future use). › If you keep a diary or record, you write about events or record information.
(Definition of keep v (POSSESS) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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