keep in
Britishverb
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(intr; also preposition) to stay indoors
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(tr) to restrain (an emotion); repress
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(tr) to detain (a schoolchild) after hours as a punishment
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(of a fire) to stay alight or to cause (a fire) to stay alight
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(tr, prep) to allow a constant supply of
her prize money kept her in new clothes for a year
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to maintain good relations with
Example Sentences
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Keep in mind the longer the breakout, the more success prone it tends to be.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Keep in mind, however, that because you both claimed benefits before reaching your Full Retirement Ages, you are each receiving reduced amounts compared with what you would have received had you waited.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Keep in mind that gold has softened recently, now 9% off its Jan. 29 peak just above $5,600, and copper’s inability to catch a bid against it is concerning.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Keep in mind, too, that outside of the $111 billion to pay out Warner Bros.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
Keep in mind the Borgenichts had been in the country for only three years at this point.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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