Mexican Spanish Meaning of keep
tener
Other Mexican Spanish words related to tener
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Definitions and Meaning of keep in English
keep (n)
the financial means whereby one lives
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
a cell in a jail or prison
keep (v)
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
retain possession of
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
conform one's action or practice to
stick to correctly or closely
look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
maintain by writing regular records
supply with room and board
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
supply with necessities and support
fail to spoil or rot
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
raise
retain rights to
store or keep customarily
have as a supply
maintain for use and service
hold and prevent from leaving
prevent the action or expression of
prevent (food) from rotting
keep (v. t.)
To care; to desire.
To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.
To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.
To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.
To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.
To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.
To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.
To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc. ; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.
To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.
To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.
To have habitually in stock for sale.
To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.
To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to.
To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc. ; hence, to haunt; to frequent.
To observe duty, as a festival, etc. ; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast.
keep (v. i.)
To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.
To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
To be in session; as, school keeps to-day.
keep (n.)
The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse.
That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle.
That which is kept in charge; a charge.
A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
FAQs About the word keep
tener
the financial means whereby one lives, the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress, a cell in a jail or prison, cause to continue in a cert
celebrar,conmemorar,bendición,observar,recordar,consagrar,honor,Alabar,conmemorar,Elogio
Romper,olvidar,ignorar,negligencia,pasar por alto,transgredir,soplar
keen-sighted => perspicaz, keenness => agudeza, keenly => vivamente, keen-eyed => perspicaz, keener => más agudo,
