keep up
verb
kept up; keeping up; keeps up
1
: to keep adequately informed or up-to-date
keep up on international affairs
2
: to continue without interruption
rain kept up all night
3
: to maintain contact or relations with someone
keep up with old friends
Examples of keep up in a Sentence
let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
kept the house up while the owners were gone
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Will Archer’s 65-year-old body be able to keep up with the demands of parenting?
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Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has backed separatist forces in the breakaway Transnistria region, as a foothold to keep up pressure on the central government in Chișinău.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Will Archer’s 65-year-old body be able to keep up with the demands of parenting?
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2025
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has backed separatist forces in the breakaway Transnistria region, as a foothold to keep up pressure on the central government in Chișinău.
—John E. Herbst, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Many colleges will feel compelled to pay to keep up with rivals.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Keep up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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