keep

باللغة العربية: اِحْتَفَظَ، أَبْقَى، أَخَذَ

1. To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. (transitive) · to keep silence; to keep possession
2. To remain faithful to a given promise or word. (transitive) · to keep one's word; to keep one's promise
3. To maintain possession of. (transitive) · I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.· I only meant to lend him the shirt at first, but it looked better on him than me, so I told him to keep it.
4. To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state. (transitive) · I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.· The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.
5. To record transactions, accounts, or events in. (transitive) · I used to keep a diary.
6. To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book. (transitive)
7. To restrain. (transitive) · I keep my pet gerbil away from my brother.· Don't let me keep you; I know you have things to be doing.
8. To watch over, look after, guard, protect. (transitive)

الجمع keep · He/she/it keeps · الماضي kept · التصريف الثالث (اسم المفعول) kept · صيغة -ing keeping