Main Entry: 1keep
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): kept, keeping
Language: English
transitive verb 1 : cumplir (la palabra a uno), acudir a (una cita)
2 observe : observar (una fiesta)
3 guard : guardar, cuidar
4 continue : mantener <to keep silence : mantener silencio>
5 support : mantener (una familia)
6 raise : criar (animales)
7 : llevar, escribir (un diario, etc.)
8 retain : guardar, conservar, quedarse con
9 store : guardar
10 detain : hacer quedar, detener
11 preserve : guardar <to keep a secret : guardar un secreto>
intransitive verb 1 : conservarse (dícese de los alimentos)
2 continue : seguir, no dejar <he keeps on pestering us : no deja de molestarnos>
3 to keep from : abstenerse de <I couldn't keep from laughing : no podía contener la risa>