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1 Translation result for to keep in Spanish

verb

keep verb

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kept, has kept, is keeping, keeps
guardar, cuidar; cumplir (la palabra a uno), acudir a (una cita); observar (una fiesta); seguir, no dejar; conservarse (dícese de los alimentos); mantener; mantener (una familia); criar (animales); llevar, escribir (un diario, etc.); conservar, quedarse con; hacer quedar, detener

Example sentences of
keep verb

  • •She's going to keep the money she found.
  • •I can't decide whether to sell my old car or keep it for another year.
  • •While the company laid off some employees, others had hopes of keeping their jobs.
  • •I asked them to keep quiet.
  • •The program teaches kids how to keep safe near water.
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  • •I tried to keep the children quiet during the ceremony.
  • •The local newspaper keeps people informed about what's happening in town.
  • •The article offers tips on how to keep kids safe near water.
  • •The movie will keep you on the edge of your seat.
  • •"The fare is $4." "Here's $5. Keep the change."
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Synonyms of
keep verb

retain, detain, withhold, reserve, hold back, continue, guard, observe, preserve, raise, store, support

Detailed synonyms for keep verb

Keep, retain, detain, withhold, reserve, hold back significan tener en la posesión o bajo el control de uno.
  • Keep puede connotar el tener uno en su posesión, custodia o control, algo tangible o intangible <please keep this while I'm gone>.
    antonyms: relinquish
  • Retain indica el guardar continuamente, particularmente con el fin de prevenir la pérdida del objeto guardado o que éste sea agarrado por otro <with no money, it was hard to retain their dignity>.
  • Detain connota guardar como consecuencia de una demora en el soltar o poner en libertad <detained three young men for questioning>.
  • Withhold indica una reserva al soltar o poner en libertad, o el negarse completamente a hacerlo, a menudo con buena razón <the committee continued to withhold its approval of the project>.
  • Reserve connota el guardar para otro uso o un uso futuro <advised the runners to reserve some of their energy for the last mile>.
  • Hold back connota refrenarse de revelar o renunciar a algo <they had apparently held back important information>.
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Reverse translation for to keep

guardar  - to guard, to maintain, to preserve, to put away, to save, to keep (a secret or promise) 
cuidar  - to take care of, to look after, to pay attention to 
cumplir  (la palabra a uno) - to accomplish, to carry out, to expire, to fall due, to comply with, to fulfill, to fulfill one's obligations, to attain, to reach 
acudir a  (una cita)
observar  (una fiesta) - to observe, to watch, to notice, to obey, to abide by, to remark, to comment 
seguir  - to follow, to go on, to keep going, to remain, to continue to be, to go along, to keep on 
no dejar
conservarse  (dícese de los alimentos)
mantener  - to support, to feed, to keep, to preserve, to keep up, to sustain, to maintain, to affirm 
mantener  (una familia) - to support, to feed, to keep, to preserve, to keep up, to sustain, to maintain, to affirm 
criar  (animales) - to breed, to bring up, to raise 
llevar  - to have, to lead, to take away, to carry, to wear, to take, to lead 
escribir  (un diario, etc.) - to write, to spell 
conservar  - to preserve, to keep, to conserve 
quedarse con
hacer quedar
detener  - to arrest, to detain, to stop, to halt, to keep, to hold back 
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