Meaning : The financial means whereby one lives.
Example :
Each child was expected to pay for their keep.
He applied to the state for support.
He could no longer earn his own livelihood.
Synonyms : bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance
Meaning : A cell in a jail or prison.
Synonyms : hold
Meaning : Continue a certain state, condition, or activity.
Example :
Keep on working!.
We continued to work into the night.
Keep smiling.
We went on working until well past midnight.
Synonyms : continue, go along, go on, proceed
Come to or be at an end.
The support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31.Meaning : Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state.
Example :
We must prevent the cancer from spreading.
His snoring kept me from falling asleep.
Keep the child from eating the marbles.
Synonyms : prevent
Meaning : Conform one's action or practice to.
Example :
Keep appointments.
She never keeps her promises.
We kept to the original conditions of the contract.
Synonyms : observe
Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.
Offend all laws of humanity.Meaning : Look after. Be the keeper of. Have charge of.
Example :
He keeps the shop when I am gone.
Meaning : Maintain by writing regular records.
Example :
Keep a diary.
Maintain a record.
Keep notes.
Synonyms : maintain
Meaning : Supply with room and board.
Example :
He is keeping three women in the guest cottage.
Keep boarders.
Meaning : Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature.
Example :
We cannot continue several servants any longer.
She retains a lawyer.
The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff.
Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on.
We kept the work going as long as we could.
She retained her composure.
This garment retains its shape even after many washings.
Meaning : Fail to spoil or rot.
Example :
These potatoes keep for a long time.
Synonyms : stay fresh
Meaning : Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger.
Example :
May God keep you.
Synonyms : preserve
Meaning : Raise.
Example :
She keeps a few chickens in the yard.
He keeps bees.
Meaning : Store or keep customarily.
Example :
Where do you keep your gardening tools?.
Meaning : Have as a supply.
Example :
I always keep batteries in the freezer.
Keep food for a week in the pantry.
She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator.
Meaning : Maintain for use and service.
Example :
I keep a car in the countryside.
She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips.
Synonyms : maintain
Meaning : Hold and prevent from leaving.
Example :
The student was kept after school.
Meaning : Prevent (food) from rotting.
Example :
Preserved meats.
Keep potatoes fresh.
Synonyms : preserve
Keep meaning in Bengali (Bangla).