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1 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) κρατώ, φυλάγω2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) κρατώ3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) διατηρώ, τηρώ4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) συνεχίζω5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) κρατώ6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) φροντίζω, διατηρώ7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) διατηρούμαι8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) κρατώ (ενήμερο)9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) καθυστερώ10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) συντηρώ11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) κρατώ12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) γιορτάζω2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) συντήρηση, έξοδα συντηρήσεως- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
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2 Keep
v. trans.Preserve, retain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν.Detain: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρητύειν; see Check.Keeping Sicily on the left: P. ἐν δεξιᾷ λαβόντες τὴν Σικελίαν (Thuc. 7, 1).V. intrans. Keep ( doing a thing), continue: P. διατελεῖν (part.), διαμένειν (part. or infin.), διαγίγνεσθαι (part.), P. and V. καρτερεῖν (part.).You keep talking nonsense: P. φλυαρεῖς ἔχων (Plat., Gorg. 490E.; cf. Ar., Ran. 202).Shall I tell you openly what happened there or keep back the tale: V. πότερά σοι παρρησίᾳ φράσω τὰ κεῖθεν ἢ λόγον στειλώμεθα (Eur., Bacch. 668).Keep down: P. and V. κατέχειν.Subdue: P. and V. καταστρέφεσθαι, χειροῦσθαι.Keep in the dark: P. and V. κρύπτειν (τινά τι), P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (τινά τι).We are keeping him in the dark touching this matter: V. σιγῇ τοῦθʼ ὑφαιρούμεσθά νιν (Eur., El. 271). Keep off, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, ἀμύνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπαμύνειν; see ward off.Hard to keep off, adj.: V. δυσφύλακτος.Refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.).Go forward: P. and V. προβαίνειν, προχωρεῖν, P. προέρχεσθαι.Be prolonged: P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι, V. χρονίζειν.Keep out: see keep off.Keep to, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).They kept more to the sea: P. τῆς θαλάσσης μᾶλλον ἀντείχοντο (Thuc. 1, 13).He would both have kept to the law and shown his piety: V. καὶ τοῦ νόμου τʼ ἂν εἴχετʼ εὐσεβής τʼ ἂν ἦν (Eur., Or. 503). Keep together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν.Keep under: see keep down.Keep up, hold out, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.Keep up with: P. and V. ἕπεσθαι (dat.), συνέπεσθαι (dat.), V. ὁμαρτεῖν (dat.).——————subs.Keep of castle: use P. and V. πύργος, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Keep
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3 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) δεν σηκώνομαι, μένω σκυμμένος2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) συγκρατώ, περιορίζω3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) κρατώ (στο στομάχι μου) -
4 keep up
1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) διατηρώ, συντηρώ, συνεχίζω2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) συμβαδίζω -
5 keep an eye on
1) (to watch closely: Keep an eye on the patient's temperature.) παρακολουθώ2) (to look after: Keep an eye on the baby while I am out!) προσέχω -
6 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) κρατώ μακριά, κάνω πίσω2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) αποκρύπτω3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) κατακρατώ -
7 keep going
(to continue doing what one is doing; to survive: The snow was falling heavily, but we had to keep going; Business is bad at the moment, but we'll manage to keep going.) συνεχίζω παρά τις δυσκολίες -
8 keep etc in reserve
(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) φυλάγω για ώρα ανάγκης -
9 keep it dark
(to keep something a secret: They're engaged to be married but they want to keep it dark.) κρατώ μυστικό -
10 keep quiet about
(to say nothing about; to keep secret: I'd like you to keep quiet about the child's father being in prison.) κρατώ μυστικό -
11 keep (something) under one's hat
(to keep (something) secret: Keep it under your hat but I'm getting married next week.) κρατώ κρυφό -
12 keep (something) under one's hat
(to keep (something) secret: Keep it under your hat but I'm getting married next week.) κρατώ κρυφό -
13 keep-fit
noun (a series or system of exercises, usually simple, intended to improve the physical condition of ordinary people, especially women: She's very keen on keep-fit but it doesn't do her much good; ( also adjective) keep-fit exercises.) γυμναστική (για τη διατήρηση της σιλουέτας) -
14 keep a secret
(not to tell (something secret) to anyone else: You can't trust her to keep a secret.) κρατώ μυστικό -
15 keep away
(to (cause to) remain at a distance: Keep away - it's dangerous!) διατηρώ απόσταση, κρατώ/-ιέμαι μακριά -
16 keep (someone) company
(to go, stay etc with (someone): I'll come too, and keep you company.) κάνω παρέα -
17 keep from
(to stop oneself from (doing something): I could hardly keep from hitting him.) (συγ)κρατιέμαι -
18 keep hold of
(not to let go of: Keep hold of those tickets!) κρατώ καλά -
19 keep it up
(to carry on doing something at the same speed or as well as one is doing it at present: Your work is good - keep it up!) συνεχίζω να κάνω το ίδιο καλά -
20 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) δεν πλησιάζω, παραμένω μακριά (από κάπου)2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) κρατώ σε απόσταση
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