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To keep one's own business private; to be careful, circumspect, or discreet in what one says concerning one's own deeds, situation, or thoughts.

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keep one's counsel

Source Word

keep one's counsel

Verb

Japanese Meaning

自分の私事や事情を秘密にして、口外しないようにすること。 / 自分の行動や考え、状況について、慎重に言動し、他人に知られないようにすること。

With the investigation ongoing, it's wise to keep one's counsel until all the facts are known.

捜査が続いている間は、事実がすべて判明するまで自分のことは内密にしておくのが賢明だ。

Sense（1）

Sense（2）

Standish will keep our counsel, and the news will be old before it's known.

keeps one's counsel

（ present singular third-person ）

keeping one's counsel

（ participle present ）

kept one's counsel

（ participle past ）

kept one's counsel

（ past ）