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

The Baltimore Ravens are preparing to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in a battle of two underwhelming teams trying to keep from falling too far out of the playoff race. —Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025

Next, carefully place the silver items into the container, using tongs if needed to keep from scalding yourself. —Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025

Mason is an honorable man who has fallen on hard times and is desperately trying to keep from losing the family ranch. —Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025

If existing affordable housing is lost, that means even more development will be needed just to keep from losing ground. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for keep from

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