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.
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The movie, for all its understanding of hard time, can’t keep from going a little soft.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
Were voters aware that Murphy improvised most of his dialogue to the point that his co-stars could not keep from breaking?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
The quarterback has spent the better part of two months in pre-draft training Florida, by Hewlett’s admission, bounding around the field in old football shorts he’s kept from days at Gonzaga College High in his hometown of Washington, D.C. Kicking it up in New Balances.
—Luca Evans, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
But interviews with students and teachers around the country indicate many have simply resigned themselves to being kept from much of the internet.
—Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
Were voters aware that Murphy improvised most of his dialogue to the point that his co-stars could not keep from breaking?
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
The quarterback has spent the better part of two months in pre-draft training Florida, by Hewlett’s admission, bounding around the field in old football shorts he’s kept from days at Gonzaga College High in his hometown of Washington, D.C. Kicking it up in New Balances.
—Luca Evans, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
But interviews with students and teachers around the country indicate many have simply resigned themselves to being kept from much of the internet.
—Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Keep from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20from. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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