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

Everything from warrantless wiretapping to helicopter crash liability to toxic waste disposal is kept from the public view under the sweeping reach of the state secrets doctrine. —Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025

As a result, news outlets’ revenue is declining and some are cutting people to keep from burning through too much cash. —Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

Many of them have evolved to use highly toxic plants as caterpillar host plants to keep from being eaten. —The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025

These mostly conservative lawmakers and groups argue that some books are offensive and should be kept from children, and that key parts of Black history are already taught in schools. —Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 7 June 2025

Rhymes for keep from

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