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sustaining
English
Verb
sustaining
- present participle of sustain
Noun
sustaining (plural sustainings)
- The process by which something is sustained or upheld.
Adjective
sustaining (comparative more sustaining, superlative most sustaining)
- That sustains, supports or provides sustenance.
- 1641, John Milton, Of Prelatical Episcopacy, London: Thomas Underhill, p. 24,[2]
- […] eternall life, the end of all our wearisome labours, and all our sustaining hopes.
- 1771, Elizabeth Griffith, The History of Lady Barton, London: T. Davies & T. Cadell, Volume 2, Letter 31, p. 21,[3]
- I turned quick to look for him, and saw him coming towards me, with another gentleman—But I saw no more, my senses forsook me; in spite of Maria’s sustaining arm, I fell motionless on the ground.
- 1850, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, Chapter 58,[4]
- Sometimes, I had proceeded restlessly from place to place, stopping nowhere; sometimes, I had lingered long in one spot. I had had no purpose, no sustaining soul within me, anywhere.
- 1929, Josephine Tey, The Man in the Queue, New York: Pocket Book, 1977, Chapter 1, p. 5,[5]
- They laughed and chattered, and passed each other sustaining bits of chocolate in torn silver paper.
- 1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming Pool Library, New York: Vintage, 1989, Chapter 8,
- […] I was thirsty & went to sit in the shade of the tea-terrace. The tea, served impractically in a glass, was refreshing, somehow muddy & more sustaining than tea I am used to.
- 1641, John Milton, Of Prelatical Episcopacy, London: Thomas Underhill, p. 24,[2]
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keep
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?p, IPA(key): /ki?p/
- Rhymes: -i?p
Etymology
From Middle English kepen (“to keep, guard, look after, watch”), from Old English c?pan (“to seize, hold, observe”), from Proto-Germanic *k?pijan? (compare West Frisian kypje (“to look”)), from Proto-Indo-European *?ab-, *??b- (“to look after”) (compare Lithuanian ž?bti (“to eat reluctantly”), Russian ??????? (zabóta, “care, worry”)).
Verb
keep (third-person singular simple present keeps, present participle keeping, simple past and past participle kept)
- To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act V, Scene 1,[1]
- Both day and night did we keep company.
- c. 1749, Tobias Smollett, The Regicide, Act V, Scene 5, in Plays and Poems Written by T. Smollett, M.D., London: T. Evans and R. Baldwin, 1777, p. 106,[2]
- Within the portal as I kept my watch,
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act V, Scene 1,[1]
- (heading, transitive) To hold the status of something.
- To maintain possession of.
- (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
- (transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
- (transitive) To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
- (archaic) To remain in, to be confined to.
- 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear, III.ii,
- The wrathful skies / Gallow the very wanderers of the dark / And make them keep their caves.
- 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 71:
- The following day she was so ill that she kept her bed; the husband went not once to enquire for her, nor did he send any message: he also kept his apartment, and was heard walking backwards and forwards with a hurried pace the whole of that day.
- 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear, III.ii,
- To restrain.
- (with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.viii:
- cursse on thy cruell hond, / That twise hath sped; yet shall it not thee keepe / From the third brunt of this my fatall brond […].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.viii:
- To supply with necessities and financially support a person.
- (of living things) To raise; to care for.
- 1914, Robert Joos, Success with Hens, Forbes & company, p.217:
- Of course boys are boys and need watching, but there is little watching necessary when they keep chickens.
- 1914, Robert Joos, Success with Hens, Forbes & company, p.217:
- To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene 2,[4]
- like a pedant that keeps a school
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life, and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt, London: John Partridge, p. 114,[5]
- They were honourably accompanied and with great estate brought to London, where euery of them kept house by himselfe.
- At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors. […] In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act III, Scene 2,[4]
- To have habitually in stock for sale.
- To maintain possession of.
- (heading, intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.
- (obsolete) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
- c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act V, Scene 2,[6]
- Knock at his study, where, they say, he keeps,
- To ruminate strange plots of dire revenge;
- c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act V, Scene 2,[6]
- To continue.
- To remain edible or otherwise usable.
- 1707, John Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry
- If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not keep.
- 1707, John Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry
- (copulative) To remain in a state.
- (obsolete) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
- (obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
- c. 1530, William Tyndale, A Pathway into the holy Scripture in The Whole Workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, London: John Day, 1573, p. 384,[7]
- […] kepe that the lustes choke not the word of God that is sowen in vs,
- c. 1530, William Tyndale, A Pathway into the holy Scripture in The Whole Workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, London: John Day, 1573, p. 384,[7]
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be in session; to take place.
- (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, 2 Timothy 4.7,[8]
- I have kept the faith:
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, London, Book 7, lines 1271-1272,[9]
- Be strong, live happie, and love, but first of all
- Him whom to love is to obey, and keep
- His great command;
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, 2 Timothy 4.7,[8]
- (transitive, dated, by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
- c. 1608, John Fletcher, The Faithful Shepherdess, Act III, Scene 1,[10]
- […] ’tis hallowed ground;
- No Maid seeks here her strayed Cow, or Sheep,
- Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep:
- c. 1608, John Fletcher, The Faithful Shepherdess, Act III, Scene 1,[10]
- (transitive, dated) To observe or celebrate (a holiday).
Synonyms
- (maintain possession of): retain
- (maintain the condition of): preserve, protect
- (to reside for a time): See also Thesaurus:sojourn
Derived terms
Pages starting with “keep”.
Related terms
- for keeps
Translations
Noun
keep (countable and uncountable, plural keeps)
- (historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
- Synonym: donjon
- The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
- (obsolete) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
- The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
- (obsolete) That which is kept in charge; a charge.
- (engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
Derived terms
- earn one's keep
Translations
See also
- donjon
Anagrams
- Ekpe, PEEK, Peek, Peke, kepe, peek, peke
Dutch
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke?p/
- Hyphenation: keep
- Rhymes: -e?p
- Homophone: cape
Noun
keep f (plural kepen, diminutive keepje n)
- notch, carven mark
- Synonyms: inkeping, kerf
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “cf. West Frisian "keepfink", prob. a borrowing”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke?p/
- Hyphenation: keep
- Rhymes: -e?p
- Homophone: cape
Noun
keep m (plural kepen, diminutive keepje n)
- brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
Etymology 3
Shortening of keeper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kip/
- Hyphenation: keep
- Rhymes: -ip
- Homophone: kiep
Noun
keep m (plural keeps)
- (ball games, chiefly soccer, colloquial) goalkeeper
Estonian
Etymology
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Noun
keep (genitive keebi, partitive keepi)
- cloak, capote, gaberdine
Declension
Middle English
Noun
keep
- notice; note; observance
- take keep — “take note”
- And shame it is, if a preest take keep
- A shiten shepherde and a clene sheep
Yucatec Maya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke?p?/
Noun
keep (plural keepo?ob)
- (anatomy) penis
Synonyms
- toon
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