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Results for: "keep"

Translating from English to Polish

Translations:

keep — to maintain possession of
→ zachować
→ zatrzymać
keep — to maintain the condition of
→ zachowywać
keep — to continue
→ nadal
→ kontynuować

More translations:

keep
→ trzymać, mieć w posiadaniu
keep
→ zatrzymać
keep
→ utrzymywać
keep
→ wciąż (coś robić), nie przestawać
keep
→ mieć (w zapasie)
keep
→ zachowywać swieżość
keep
→ prowadzić
keep
→ zatrzymywać
keep
→ dotrzymywać
keep
→ obchodzić
keep
→ utrzymanie

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (3)

1. the financial means whereby one lives;
- Example: "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
- Example: "he applied to the state for support"
- Example: "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
[syn: support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance]

2. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress;
[syn: keep, donjon, dungeon]

3. a cell in a jail or prison;
[syn: hold, keep]


VERB (22)

1. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean";
- Example: "hold in place"
- Example: "She always held herself as a lady"
- Example: "The students keep me on my toes"
[syn: keep, maintain, hold]

2. continue a certain state, condition, or activity;
- Example: "Keep on working!"
- Example: "We continued to work into the night"
- Example: "Keep smiling"
- Example: "We went on working until well past midnight"
[syn: continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep]

3. retain possession of;
- Example: "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"
- Example: "She kept her maiden name after she married"
[syn: keep, hold on]

4. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state;
- Example: "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"
- Example: "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"
- Example: "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
[syn: prevent, keep]

5. conform one's action or practice to;
- Example: "keep appointments"
- Example: "she never keeps her promises"
- Example: "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
[syn: observe, keep]

6. stick to correctly or closely;
- Example: "The pianist kept time with the metronome"
- Example: "keep count"
- Example: "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
[syn: observe, keep, maintain]

7. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of;
- Example: "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

8. maintain by writing regular records;
- Example: "keep a diary"
- Example: "maintain a record"
- Example: "keep notes"
[syn: keep, maintain]

9. supply with room and board;
- Example: "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"
- Example: "keep boarders"

10. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature;
- Example: "We cannot continue several servants any longer"
- Example: "She retains a lawyer"
- Example: "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"
- Example: "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"
- Example: "We kept the work going as long as we could"
- Example: "She retained her composure"
- Example: "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
[syn: retain, continue, keep, keep on]

11. supply with necessities and support;
- Example: "She alone sustained her family"
- Example: "The money will sustain our good cause"
- Example: "There's little to earn and many to keep"
[syn: sustain, keep, maintain]

12. fail to spoil or rot;
- Example: "These potatoes keep for a long time"
[syn: keep, stay fresh]

13. behave as expected during of holidays or rites;
- Example: "Keep the commandments"
- Example: "celebrate Christmas"
- Example: "Observe Yom Kippur"
[syn: observe, celebrate, keep]

14. keep under control; keep in check;
- Example: "suppress a smile"
- Example: "Keep your temper"
- Example: "keep your cool"
[syn: restrain, keep, keep back, hold back]

15. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger;
- Example: "May God keep you"
[syn: keep, preserve]

16. raise;
- Example: "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"
- Example: "he keeps bees"

17. retain rights to;
- Example: "keep my job for me while I give birth"
- Example: "keep my seat, please"
- Example: "keep open the possibility of a merger"
[syn: keep open, hold open, keep, save]

18. store or keep customarily;
- Example: "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"

19. have as a supply;
- Example: "I always keep batteries in the freezer"
- Example: "keep food for a week in the pantry"
- Example: "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

20. maintain for use and service;
- Example: "I keep a car in the countryside"
- Example: "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
[syn: keep, maintain]

21. hold and prevent from leaving;
- Example: "The student was kept after school"

22. prevent (food) from rotting;
- Example: "preserved meats"
- Example: "keep potatoes fresh"
[syn: preserve, keep]