keep

verb
kēp

To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

Example

“to keep silence;&emsp; to keep possession”

Other meanings

To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
“&emsp; to keep one's word;&emsp; to keep one's promise”
To hold the status of something.

Example sentences

“I can't keep up with all this.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“What do you do to keep fit?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“We're going to have to keep working on it.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "cēpan" (to seize, hold, observe).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “keep” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.