keep on

phrasal verb

kept on; keeping on; keeps on

1

informal : to continue happening, doing something, working, etc.

The rain kept on throughout the day.

He talked and talked. At one point I thought he would keep on all night.

She kept on talking after I told her to be quiet.

2

: to continue to have (someone) as an employee

The chef was kept on even after the restaurant was sold.

Examples of keep on in a Sentence

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With the consent of their families, the patients were kept on a ventilator so that researchers could assess the viability of the pig organs. —Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024

She was temporarily kept on life support to prepare her organs for donation. —Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024

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Others kept on the sidelines for cautionary reasons included defensive starters Cade Uluave, Craig Woodson, Marcus Harris, David Reese and Xavier Carlton. —Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024

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These people had to believe the well would never go dry, that jokes would just keep on coming and coming. —Camille Bordas, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024

The tally was kept on a scoreboard attached to the Wasserman Football Center. —Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024

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