English Dictionary

keep

IPA（発音記号）

/kiːp/

動詞

他動詞 二重他動詞 古語 from を伴う用法 有生 自動詞 廃用 連結動詞 広義 古風

To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. / To remain faithful to a given promise or word. / To maintain possession of.

日本語の意味

継続する、行動を続ける / 維持する、保つ、補強する / 約束を守る、言ったことに忠実である / 所有し続ける

If you keep practicing, your skills will improve.

練習を続ければ、スキルが向上します。

意味（1）

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

to keep silence; to keep possession

意味（2）

To remain faithful to a given promise or word.

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

意味（3）

To maintain possession of.

I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.

意味（4）

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

I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.

意味（5）

(transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.

I used to keep a diary.

意味（6）

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

意味（7）

(archaic) To remain in, to be confined to.

Metrocles somewhat indiscreetly, as he was disputing in his Schole, in presence of his auditory, let a fart, for shame whereof he afterwards kept his house and could not be drawen abroad[…].

意味（8）

To restrain.

I keep my pet gerbil away from my brother.

意味（9）

(with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.

May the Lord keep you from harm.

意味（10）

To supply with necessities and financially support a person.

He kept a mistress for over ten years.

意味（11）

(of living things) To raise; to care for.

He has been keeping orchids since retiring.

意味（12）

To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.

like a pedant that keeps a school

意味（13）

To have habitually in stock for sale.

意味（14）

(obsolete) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.

She kept to her bed while the fever lasted.

意味（15）

To continue.

I keep taking the tablets, but to no avail.

意味（16）

To remain edible or otherwise usable.

Potatoes can keep if they are in a root cellar.

意味（17）

(copulative) To remain in a state.

The rabbit avoided detection by keeping still.

意味（18）

(obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.

And thenne whan the damoysel knewe certaynly that he was not syre launcelot / thenne she took her leue and departed from hym / And thenne syre Trystram rode pryuely vnto the posterne where kepte hym la beale Isoud / and there she made hym good chere and thanked god of his good spede

意味（19）

(intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.

Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.

意味（20）

(intransitive, obsolete) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.

[…] kepe that the lustes choke not the word of God that is sowen in vs,

意味（21）

(intransitive, obsolete) To be in session; to take place.

School keeps today.

意味（22）

(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.

I have kept the faith: […]

意味（23）

(transitive, dated, by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.

[…] ’tis hallowed ground; No Maid seeks here her strayed Cow, or Sheep, Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep:

意味（24）

(transitive, dated) To observe or celebrate (a holiday).

The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26.

keeps （ present singular third-person ）

keeping （ participle present ）

kept （ participle past ）

kept （ past ）