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Please keep your backpack beside your desk.
What does Keep mean?
Keep means to hold onto something or continue having it.
Dictionary definition
To have, hold, save, or continue doing something.
Example sentences
Keep in a sentence
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We keep practicing until the song sounds smooth.
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Practice 1
What does keep mean?
Keep means to hold, save, or continue having something.
Practice 2
Which word is a synonym of keep?
Save is close in meaning to keep.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of keep?
Give is an opposite when keep means holding something for yourself.
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MeaningKeep means to hold onto something or continue having it.
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Synonyms
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Word family
Keep word family
Base word
keep
verb
keeps
Present-tense form used with he, she, or it.
verb
kept
Past-tense form of keep.
verb
keeping
The act of holding, saving, or continuing.
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Hint for students
Keep means to hold onto something or continue having it.
Common mix-up
Keep is not the same as give. Keep means keep means to hold onto something or continue having it.
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Read this model sentence: We keep practicing until the song sounds smooth. Clue words: practicing, until, song. Underline clue words that show why keep fits instead of give. Now write one new sentence that shows keep without using the word keep. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show keep?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "We keep practicing until the song sounds smooth." Why does keep fit better than give?
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