keep from

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

In the process, Ashley Duong uncovers painful memories that her father kept from her and his family until they were revealed in his 2024 memoir. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

The blur outside becomes enveloping and unfathomable; the universe inside the car evolves as the friends invent tension-defusing rituals to keep from screaming at one another. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Both Buttigiegs were kept from seeing their children for about a day in June after an anonymous tipster claimed Pete Buttigieg had admitted to abusing other children several years ago. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors announced their plans in recent filings arguing for the admission of a trove of evidence at trial — various aspects of which attorneys for Thao, Jones and the Duongs want kept from any jury. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Rhymes for keep from

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