keep in
verb(mainly adverb)
(intr; also preposition) to stay indoors
(tr) to restrain (an emotion); repress
(tr) to detain (a schoolchild) after hours as a punishment
(of a fire) to stay alight or to cause (a fire) to stay alight
(tr, prep) to allow a constant supply of: her prize money kept her in new clothes for a year
keep in with to maintain good relations with
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How to use keep in in a sentence
“They usually keep in-doors at this time of day, madam,” Charley said.
Santa F's Partner | Thomas A. JanvierShe told Phoebe, and they bound his brows with a wet handkerchief, and advised him to keep in-doors.
A Simpleton | Charles Reade
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