keep
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The meaning (definition) of the word keep
to hold onto something and not give it away
The word keep used in a sentence
“You can keep the drawing I made for you.”
Words that mean the same as keep (synonyms)
hold
How the word keep is said around the world
| French | garder (gahr-DAY) |
| Spanish | quedarse con (kay-THAHR-say kohn) |
| Mandarin | 留着 (lyoh juh) |
| Hindi | रखना (RUK-nah) |
| Arabic | تحتفظ بها |
| Russian | оставить себе (us-TAH-vyeety syee-BYAY) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ficar com (fee-KAHR kohm) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ficar com (fee-KAHR kohng) |
| Japanese | とっておく (toht-tay-OH-ku) |
| German | behalten (buh-AHL-tuhn) |
| Urdu | رکھنا (RUK-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਰੱਖਣਾ (RU-kuh-nah) |
| Korean | 가지고 있다 (GAH-jee-goh EED-dah) |
| Hebrew | לשמור |
| Greek | κρατάω (krah-TAH-oh) |
| Dutch | houden (HUUU-duhn) |
| Tagalog | itago (ee-TAH-goh) |
| Vietnamese | giữ (zew) |
| Turkish | saklamak (sahk-lah-MAHK) |
| Persian | نگه داشتن (NAY-gah DAHSH-tahn) |
| Polish | zatrzymać (zah-CHI-mahch) |
| Ukrainian | залишити собі (zah-LI-shi-ti SOH-bee) |
| Bengali | রাখা (RAH-kah) |
| Swedish | behålla (buh-AW-lah) |
| Italian | tenere (tay-NAY-ray) |
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