keep
verb [L only + adj, T] (STAY) /kiːp/ (kept, kept)Definition
A2 to (cause to) stay in a particular place or condition: I wish you'd keep quiet. I like to keep busy. Keep left (= stay on the road to the left) at the traffic lights. Can you keep the dog outside, please? [+ obj + adj ] Close the door to keep the room warm. The noise from their party kept me awake half the night.Keeping and staying the sameNot able to be changed
(Definition of keep verb (STAY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- consistency noun (BEING THE SAME)
- consistent adjective (NOT CHANGING)
- continuum noun
- fastness noun (FIXED)
- fixed adjective (FASTENED)
- flat adjective (FIXED)
- flat adjective (PROFITS)
- leave verb (REMAIN)
- leave well alone idiom
- level off phrasal verb
- remain verb
- settle verb (BE IN A CERTAIN STATE)
- stability noun
- stabilize verb
- stable adjective
- steady adjective (FIRM)
- unchanged adjective
- undisturbed adjective
- wallow in sth phrasal verb (REMAIN UNHAPPY)
- wouldn't have it any other way idiom
Topic:
Keeping and staying the same
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