keep from

phrasal verb

kept from; keeping from; keeps from

1

: to not do or experience (something)

She found it hard to keep from laughing.

It's difficult to keep from feeling worried about this situation.

It was hard to keep from confusing the twins.

2

: to prevent or stop (someone or something) from doing or experiencing (something)

She's been trying to keep herself from eating too much candy.

An umbrella will keep you from getting wet.

I don't want to keep you from (doing) your work.

3

: to not tell (something) to (someone)

What information are you keeping from me?

They think the government is keeping the truth from us.

Examples of keep from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ghost wielders have even resorted to submitting homework through the use of AI—anything to try to keep from getting dropped from a class. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025

Only animals found to be rabid or overly aggressive are to be kept from the streets. —Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025

Thus, someone in the yellow zone is more likely to be kept from falling into the red zone, whereas someone in the orange zone is right on the precipice. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

Sweet woodruff can be grown in Zones 4 to 8 and may need watering during summer's dry spells to keep from going dormant. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for keep from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum
• come