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On this page you’ll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to keep up with, such as: draw, match, meet, balance, deadlock, and parallel.
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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WORDS RELATED TO KEEP UP WITH
- balance
- be even
- be neck and neck
- be on a par
- break even
- deadlock
- draw
- even up
- keep up with
- match
- measure up
- meet
- parallel
- rival
- touch
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vb
1 conserve, control, hold, maintain, possess, preserve, retain
2 accumulate, amass, carry, deal in, deposit, furnish, garner, heap, hold, pile, place, stack, stock, store, trade in
3 care for, defend, guard, look after, maintain, manage, mind, operate, protect, safeguard, shelter, shield, tend, watch over
4 board, feed, foster, maintain, nourish, nurture, provide for, provision, subsidize, support, sustain, victual
5 accompany, associate with, consort with, fraternize with
6 arrest, block, check, constrain, control, curb, delay, detain, deter, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, inhibit, keep back, limit, obstruct, prevent, restrain, retard, shackle, stall, withhold
7 adhere to, celebrate, commemorate, comply with, fulfil, hold, honour, obey, observe, perform, respect, ritualize, solemnize
n
8 board, food, livelihood, living, maintenance, means, nourishment, subsistence, support
9 castle, citadel, donjon, dungeon, fastness, stronghold, tower
Antonyms
, vb abandon, discard, disregard, expedite, free, give up, ignore, liberate, lose, release, speed
keep at
be steadfast, carry on, complete, continue, drudge, endure, finish, grind, labour, last, maintain, persevere, persist, remain, slave, stay, stick, toil
keep back
1 check, constrain, control, curb, delay, hold back, keep a tight rein on, limit, prohibit, restrain, restrict, retard, withhold
2 censor, conceal, hide, keep dark, keep under one’s hat, reserve, suppress, withhold
keep on
carry on, continue, endure, last, persevere, persist, prolong, remain
keep up
balance, compete, contend, continue, emulate, keep pace, maintain, match, persevere, preserve, rival, sustain, vie
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
keep
( keeps plural & 3rd person present) ( keeping present participle) ( kept past tense & past participle )
1 v-link If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it.
The noise kept him awake… V n adj/prep
To keep warm they burnt wood in a rusty oil barrel… V adj/prep
For several years I kept in touch with her. V adj/prep
2 verb If you keep or you are kept in a particular position or place, you remain in it.
Keep away from the doors while the train is moving… V adv/prep
He kept his head down, hiding his features… V n with adv
Doctors will keep her in hospital for at least another week. V n prep
3 verb If you keepoff something or keepaway from it, you avoid it. If you keepout of something, you avoid getting involved in it. You can also say that you keep someone off, away from or out of something.
I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods… V prep/adv
The best way to keep babies off sugar is to go back to the natural diet and eat lots of fresh fruit. V n prep/adv
4 verb If someone or something keeps you from a particular action, they prevent you from doing it.
(=stop)
Embarrassment has kept me from doing all sorts of things… V n from -ing
5 verb If you try to keepfrom doing something, you try to stop yourself from doing it.
She bit her lip to keep from crying… V from -ing
6 verb If you keep something from someone, you do not tell them about it.
She knew that Gabriel was keeping something from her. V n from n
7 verb If you keep doing something, you do it repeatedly or continue to do it.
I keep forgetting it’s December… V -ing
I turned back after a while, but he kept walking… V -ing
Keep on means the same as keep., phrasal verb
Did he give up or keep on trying?… V P -ing
8 verb Keep is used with some nouns to indicate that someone does something for a period of time or continues to do it. For example, if you keep a gripon something, you continue to hold or control it.
Until last year, the regime kept a tight grip on the country… V n
One of them would keep a look-out on the road behind to warn us of approaching vehicles… V n
9 verb If you keep something, you continue to have it in your possession and do not throw it away, give it away, or sell it.
Lathan had to choose between marrying her and keeping his job. V n
10 verb If you keep something in a particular place, you always have it or store it in that place so that you can use it whenever you need it.
She kept her money under the mattress… V n prep/adv
To make it easier to contact us, keep this card handy. V n adj
11 verb When you keep something such as a promise or an appointment, you do what you said you would do.
I’m hoping you’ll keep your promise to come for a long visit… V n
12 verb If you keep a record of a series of events, you write down details of it so that they can be referred to later.
Eleanor began to keep a diary… V n
13 verb If you keep yourself or keep someone else, you support yourself or the other person by earning enough money to provide food, clothing, money, and other necessary things.
She could just about afford to keep her five kids… V n
I just cannot afford to keep myself… V pron-refl
The pay was enough to keep him in whisky for a day or two. V n in n
14 n-sing Someone’s keep is the cost of food and other things that they need in their daily life.
poss N
Ray will earn his keep on local farms while studying…
15 verb If you keep animals, you own them and take care of them.
I’ve brought you some eggs. We keep chickens… V n
16 verb If someone or something keeps you, they delay you and make you late.
`What kept you?’—`I went in the wrong direction.’ V n
17 verb If food keeps for a certain length of time, it stays fresh and suitable to eat for that time.
Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, where it will keep for 2-3 weeks. V
18 verb You can say or ask how someone is keeping as a way of saying or asking whether they are well.
only cont
She hasn’t been keeping too well lately… V adv
19 n-count A keep is the main tower of a medieval castle, in which people lived.
20 If you keep at it, you continue doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.
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to keep at it phrase V inflects
It may take a number of attempts, but it is worth keeping at it…
21 If you keep going, you continue moving along or doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.
♦
to keep going phrase keep inflects
She forced herself to keep going…
22 If one thing is in keepingwith another, it is suitable in relation to that thing. If one thing is out of keepingwith another, it is not suitable in relation to that thing.
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in/out of keeping phrase v-link PHR, PHR with cl, oft PHR with n
His office was in keeping with his station and experience…
23 If you keep it up, you continue working or trying as hard as you have been in the past.
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to keep it up phrase V inflects
You’re doing a great job! Keep it up!
24 If you keep something toyourself, you do not tell anyone else about it.
♦
to keep sth to yourself phrase V inflects
I have to tell someone. I can’t keep it to myself…
25 If you keepyourselftoyourself or keep toyourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.
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to keep (yourself) to yourself phrase V inflects (Antonym: socialize)
He was a quiet man who kept himself to himself…
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to keep someone company
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to keep a straight face
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to keep your head
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to keep pace
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pace
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to keep the peace
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peace
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to keep a secret
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to keep time
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to keep track
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track keep back
1 phrasal verb If you keep back part of something, you do not use or give away all of it, so that you still have some to use at a later time.
(=set aside, hold back)
Roughly chop the vegetables, and keep back a little to chop finely and serve as a garnish. V P n (not pron), Also V n P
2 phrasal verb If you keep some information back, you do not tell all that you know about something.
Neither of them is telling the whole truth. Invariably, they keep something back. V n P, Also V P n (not pron) keep down
1 phrasal verb If you keep the number, size, or amount of something down, you do not let it get bigger or go higher.
The prime aim is to keep inflation down… V n P
Administration costs were kept down to just £460. V P n (not pron)
2 phrasal verb If someone keeps a group of people down, they prevent them from getting power and status and being completely free.
(=hold back)
No matter what a woman tries to do to improve her situation, there is some barrier or attitude to keep her down. V n P, Also V P n (not pron)
3 phrasal verb If you keep food or drink down, you manage to swallow it properly and not vomit, even though you feel sick.
I tried to give her something to drink but she couldn’t keep it down. V n P keep on
2 phrasal verb If you keep someone on, you continue to employ them, for example after they are old enough to retire or after other employees have lost their jobs.
Sometimes they keep you on a bit longer if there’s no one quite ready to step into your shoes… V n P keep on about phrasal verb If you say that someone keeps on about something, you mean that they keep talking about it in a boring way.
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INFORMAL
(=go on about)
He kept on about me being `defensive’. V P P n keep on at phrasal verb If you keep on at someone, you repeatedly ask or tell them something in a way that annoys them.
(BRIT)
INFORMAL
(=nag)
You’ve constantly got to keep on at people about that… V P P n
She kept on at him to get some qualifications. V P P n to-inf keep to
1 phrasal verb If you keep to a rule, plan, or agreement, you do exactly what you are expected or supposed to do.
(=stick to)
You’ve got to keep to the speed limit… V P n
2 phrasal verb If you keep to something such as a path or river, you do not move away from it as you go somewhere.
(=stick to)
Please keep to the paths. V P n
3 phrasal verb If you keep to a particular subject, you talk only about that subject, and do not talk about anything else.
(=stick to)
Let’s keep to the subject, or you’ll get me too confused. V P n
4 phrasal verb If you keep something to a particular number or quantity, you limit it to that number or quantity.
Keep costs to a minimum. V n P n keep up
1 phrasal verb If you keep upwith someone or something that is moving near you, you move at the same speed.
She shook her head and started to walk on. He kept up with her. V P with n, Also V P
2 phrasal verb To keep upwith something that is changing means to be able to cope with the change, usually by changing at the same rate.
…wage increases which keep up with inflation… V P with n
Things are changing so fast, it’s hard to keep up. V P
3 phrasal verb If you keep upwith your work or with other people, you manage to do or understand all your work, or to do or understand it as well as other people.
Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work… V P with n
Life is tough for kids who aren’t keeping up in school. V P
4 phrasal verb If you keep upwith what is happening, you make sure that you know about it.
She did not bother to keep up with the news. V P with n, Also V P
5 phrasal verb If you keep something up, you continue to do it or provide it.
I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month… V n P
They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments. V P n (not pron)
6 phrasal verb If you keep something up, you prevent it from growing less in amount, level, or degree.
There will be a major incentive among TV channels to keep standards up… V n P
Opposition forces are keeping up the pressure against the government. V P n (not pron)
keep-fit , keep fit
Keep-fit is the activity of keeping your body in good condition by doing special exercises.
(mainly BRIT) n-uncount oft N n
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keep up with
• keep up with (someone)
to remain at the same level as someone richer, faster, more advanced, etc.
держаться на том же уровне, как кто-то более богатый, быстрый, продвинутый и т.д.She is always trying to keep up with the richer neighbors. She was too fast, I couldn’t keep up with her.
English-Russian mini useful dictionary > keep up with
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keep company with
keep company with общаться, встречаться с кем-л.
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > keep company with
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keep up with
Персональный Сократ > keep up with
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keep up with
1. держаться наравне; идти в ногу
2. идти в ногу с; не отставать
English-Russian base dictionary > keep up with
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keep up with
1. поспевать; угнаться за кем-либо
You’ll have to walk more slowly, I can’t keep up with you.
I started to run a bit so that she had to hurry to keep up with me.
2. поддерживать связь, не терять из виду
We’ve kept up with each other ever since we left school.
Ann and I haven’t seen each other since college, but we keep up through our annual Christmas letters.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > keep up with
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keep company with
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > keep company with
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keep up with
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > keep up with
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keep in with
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > keep in with
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keep pace with
1. идти наравне; идти в ногу; не отставать от
2. идти в ногу с; не отставать
Синонимический ряд:
match (verb) balance; coordinate; equal; equate; equipoise; match; measure up; meet; rival
English-Russian base dictionary > keep pace with
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keep abreast with
English-Russian big medical dictionary > keep abreast with
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keep up with
идиом.
поспевать за
угнаться за
идти в ногу
|| Barbara keeps up with most theatre events. — Барбара внимательно следит за большинством театральных событий.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > keep up with
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keep faith with
English-Russian big medical dictionary > keep faith with
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keep apace with
Общая лексика: не отставать , идти нога в ногу , идти нога в ногу, не отставать от
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > keep apace with
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keep at with
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > keep at with
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keep company with
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > keep company with
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keep faith with
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > keep faith with
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keep house with
2) Макаров: вести общее хозяйство
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > keep house with
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keep in with
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > keep in with
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keep ownership with
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > keep ownership with
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keep pace with
1) Общая лексика: идти в ногу (с кем-л. чем-л.) не отставать , поспевать за кем-то, идти в ногу, идти в ногу , идти в ногу с, идти наравне с, не отставать, не отставать , не отставать от, поспевать за , идти в ногу с , не отставать от
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > keep pace with
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keep in with — To maintain the confidence or friendship of • • • Main Entry: ↑keep * * * ˌkeep ˈin with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they keep in with he/she/it … Useful english dictionary
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keep up with — keep up (with (someone/something)) 1. to stay level or equal with someone or something. I m too old or too tired and I just can t keep up. The little boy tried very hard to keep up with his older brother s accomplishments. 2. to move as quickly… … New idioms dictionary
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keep pace with sb — keep pace with sb/sth ► to manage to do things at the same time or speed as someone else, or as quickly as necessary: »They simply can t keep pace with the competition. »We need to keep pace with the latest IT developments. Main Entry: ↑pace … Financial and business terms
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keep faith with — (someone/something) to be loyal to someone or something. It is unusual for any official to keep faith with promises made when trying to win an election … New idioms dictionary
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keep pace with — keep pace (with (someone/something)) to stay at the same level as someone or something. We get regular pay raises that are supposed to keep pace with inflation … New idioms dictionary
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keep up with — ► keep up with 1) learn about or be aware of (current events or developments). 2) continue to be in contact with (someone). Main Entry: ↑keep … English terms dictionary
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keep fair with — To keep on amicable terms with • • • Main Entry: ↑fair … Useful english dictionary
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keep company with — keep company (with (someone)) 1. to be connected with someone. There are rumors that the singer keeps company with some very dangerous criminals. 2. to spend time together in a romantic relationship. They ve been keeping company for a year and… … New idioms dictionary
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keep faith with — (something/someone) formal to continue to support an idea or person, especially by doing what you promised to do. Has the company kept faith with its promise to invest in training? … New idioms dictionary
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keep company with — ► keep company with associate with habitually. Main Entry: ↑company … English terms dictionary
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keep company with — index accompany Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
What is another word for keep up with?
35 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˈiːp ˈʌp wɪð], [ kˈiːp ˈʌp wɪð], [ k_ˈiː_p ˈʌ_p w_ɪ_ð]
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v.
• comply (verb)
- conform.
• tie (verb)
- draw,
- deadlock,
- balance,
- break even,
- match,
- even up,
- be neck and neck,
- be even,
- parallel,
- touch,
- keep up with,
- measure up,
- rival,
- be on a par,
- meet.
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Other synonyms:
• tie
- deadlocked,
- tied,
- evening up.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- dig,
- keep up,
- follow,
- comprehend,
- get,
- fathom,
- catch,
- tie,
- see,
- keep pace with,
- appreciate,
- understand,
- grasp,
- track,
- fraternise,
- fraternize.
How to use «Keep up with» in context?
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