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

Another builder ran into a similar problem but had to go to court to keep from having to tear down a home that was finished. —Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

Eskamani said she she was kept from medical facilities due to federal health care privacy laws — even if the patients consented. —Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025

Lastly, our experts say those high-thread towels should be kept from from hot water as well. —Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 July 2025

In the 2016 presidential election, at least 16,800 voters in Dane and Milwaukee counties were kept from the polls by the state’s voter ID law, according to a survey of nonvoters by two University of Wisconsin political scientists. —Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025

Rhymes for keep from

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