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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Tech customer contracts are enticing indeed, but investors need to keep in mind that off-grid power at this scale is still an experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Another caveat to keep in mind is the tax treatment of TIPS.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Advocates encourage media outlets reporting on abortion restrictions to keep in mind how their articles will affect how LLMs aggregate abortion-related information as well.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
"We have different plans with different options ready in place that will accommodate the fact that we will keep, in any case, the target of 24 countries also for next year."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sandy and I started walking home together in the afternoons, Sandy sometimes coming over so we could keep talking in the tent I keep in the backyard.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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