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

This song was kept from the world all that time. —Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026

In the 1970s, Franco helped make backpacks, bivouac sacks and climbing slings, products climbers used to stay warm in the snow or keep from falling from thousand-foot heights. —Tony Biasotti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Members of the faculty union had also said the fund’s existence was kept from them, and could have been used to benefit employees. —Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026

Documents also revealed that some of the witnesses were FBI informants—information kept from New York police. —Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for keep from

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