{ "dictype": "WikiDicScrap", "error": false, "code": 200, "json": { "type": "wiki", "pronunciations": { "phonetic": [ "kip" ], "listenurl": [ { "lang": "Audio (US)", "url": "/var/www/html/blab/dic/audio/us/keep.ogg" }, { "lang": "Audio (US)", "url": "/var/www/html/blab/dic/audio/us/keep.mp3" }, { "lang": "Audio (AU)", "url": "" } ] }, "meansorg": { "etymologies": [ "From Middle English kepen (“to keep, guard, look after, watch”), from Old English cēpan (“to seize, hold, observe”), from Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną (compare West Frisian kypje (“to look”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵab-, *ǵāb- (“to look after”) (compare Lithuanian žẽbti (“to eat reluctantly”), Russian забо́та (zabóta, “care, worry”))." ], "typelist": [ { "name": "Verb", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.\nto keep silence;  to keep possession" }, { "mean": "To remain faithful to a given promise or word.\n  to keep one's word;  to keep one's promise\nSynonym: fullfill\nc. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Both day and night did we keep company.\n1749, , The Regicide: Or, James the First, of Scotland. A Tragedy. , London: or the benefit of the author, →OCLC, Act V, scene v, page 70:Within the Portal as I kept my Watch, / Swift gliding Shadows by the glimm'ring Moon, I could perceive in Forms of armed Men, / Poſſeſſ the Space that borders on the Porch—" }, { "mean": "(transitive) To hold the status of something.", "submean": [ "To maintain possession of.\nI keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.", "(ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.\nI keep my specimens under glass to protect them.\nThe abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.\n1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.\n1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.", "(transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.\nI used to keep a diary.", "(transitive) To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.", "(archaic) To remain in; to be confined to.\n1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes , book II, London: Val Simmes for Edward Blount , →OCLC:Metrocles somewhat indiscreetly, as he was disputing in his Schole, in presence of his auditory, let a fart, for shame whereof he afterwards kept his house and could not be drawen abroad .\nc. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :The wrathful skies / Gallow the very wanderers of the dark / And make them keep their caves.\n1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 71:\nThe 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.\n1913, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Poison Belt‎:\"As I sat alone at my breakfast--Mrs. Challenger is in the habit of keeping her room of a morning--it suddenly entered my head that it would be entertaining and instructive to see whether I could find any limits to this woman's inperturbability.\"", "To restrain.\nI keep my pet gerbil away from my brother.\nDon't let me keep you; I know you have things to be doing.", "(with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.\nMay the Lord keep you from harm.\n1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. , London: for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:cursse on thy cruell hond, / That twise hath sped; yet shall it not thee keepe / From the third brunt of this my fatall brond ", "To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).\nHe kept a mistress for over ten years.", "(of living things) To raise; to care for.\nHe has been keeping orchids since retiring.\n1914, Robert Joos, Success with Hens, Forbes & company, p.217:\nOf course boys are boys and need watching, but there is little watching necessary when they keep chickens.\n2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in The Guardian:Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: \"You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton.\" She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years.", "To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).\n2012, Anthony Reyes and Melissa Sheppard, “Leave the Lights On”, in The Bright Side‎, performed by Meiko:I know that it's a secret / And that I gotta keep it / But I want the lights on / Yeah, I want the lights on", "To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.\nc. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :like a pedant that keeps a school\n1630, John Hayward, The Life, and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt, London: John Partridge, p. 114,\nThey were honourably accompanied and with great estate brought to London, where euery of them kept house by himselfe.\n1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate , New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, , →OCLC: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.", "To have habitually in stock for sale." ] }, { "mean": "(intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.", "submean": [ "(obsolete) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.\nShe kept to her bed while the fever lasted.\nc. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Knock at his study, where, they say, he keeps, / To ruminate strange plots of dire revenge; ", "To continue.\nI keep taking the tablets, but to no avail.\n1918, W B Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Next day she tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head. Then, thwarted, the wretched creature went to the police for help; she was versed in the law, and had perhaps spared no pains to keep on good terms with the local constabulary.\n2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic . Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call \"bargaining\". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.", "To remain edible or otherwise usable.\nPotatoes can keep if they are in a root cellar.\nLatex paint won't keep indefinitely.\n1707, John Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry\nIf the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not keep.", "(copulative) To remain in a state.\nThe rabbit avoided detection by keeping still.\nKeep calm! There's no need to panic." ] }, { "mean": "(obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.\n1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter X, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII:And thenne whan the damoysel knewe certaynly that he was not syre launcelot / thenne she took her leue and departed from hym / And thenne syre Trystram rode pryuely vnto the posterne where kepte hym la beale Isoud / and there she made hym good chere and thanked god of his good spede(please add an English translation of this quote)" }, { "mean": "(intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.\nGodfrey Evans kept for England for many years." }, { "mean": "(intransitive, obsolete) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.\nc. 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,\n kepe that the lustes choke not the word of God that is sowen in vs," }, { "mean": "(intransitive, obsolete) To be in session; to take place.\nSchool keeps today." }, { "mean": "(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.\n1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, 2 Timothy 4:7:I have kept the faith: \n1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. , London: , , →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: , London: Basil Montagu Pickering , 1873, →OCLC, lines 1271–1272:Be strong, live happie, and love, but first of all / Him whom to love is to obey, and keep / His great command;" }, { "mean": "(transitive, dated, by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.\nc. 1608, John Fletcher, The Faithful Shepherdess, Act III, Scene 1,\n 'tis hallowed ground;\nNo Maid seeks here her strayed Cow, or Sheep,\nFairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep:" }, { "mean": "(transitive, dated) To observe or celebrate (a holiday).\nThe feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26.\n1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, H.L. Brækstad, transl., Folk and Fairy Tales, page 288:\"Oh, we are from Osthalla,\" says one of them, \"we are going to the Veien dairy to keep the wedding; the one who drives in front is the parson, next are the bride and bridegroom, and I am his father-in-law.\"" } ] }, { "name": "Noun", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.\nSynonym: donjon" }, { "mean": "The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.\nHe works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep." }, { "mean": "(obsolete) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.\n1470–1485 (date produced)​, Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in , book VII, by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur , London: David Nutt, , 1889, →OCLC:So Sir Gareth strayned hym so that his olde wounde braste ayen on bledynge; but he was hote and corragyous and toke no kepe, but with his grete forse he strake downe the knyght .(please add an English translation of this quote)\n1579, Immeritô , “December. Aegloga Duodecima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: , London: Hugh Singleton, , →OCLC; republished as The Shepheardes Calender , London: Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, , 1586, →OCLC:\nPan, thou god of shepherds all, / Which of our tender lambkins takest keep." }, { "mean": "The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.\nto be in good keep" }, { "mean": "(obsolete) That which is kept in charge; a charge.\n1579, Immeritô , “Iuly. Aegloga Septima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: , London: Hugh Singleton, , →OCLC; republished as The Shepheardes Calender , London: Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, , 1586, →OCLC:\nOften he used of his keep / A sacrifice to bring." }, { "mean": "(engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place." } ] } ] }, "meanskor": { "etymologies": [ "" ], "typelist": [ { "name": "동사.", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "", "submean": [ "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "" ] }, { "mean": "", "submean": [ "", "", "", "" ] }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" } ] }, { "name": "명사", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" }, { "mean": "" } ] } ] } } }