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keep up


verb
1. maintain a required pace or level (Freq. 6)
- He could not keep up and dropped out of the race
Hyponyms:
keep step, keep pace
Entailment:
compete, vie, contend
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. lengthen or extend in duration or space (Freq. 5)
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
Syn:
prolong, sustain
Derivationally related forms:
sustainable (for: sustain), sustainer (for: sustain), sustenance (for: sustain), prolongation (for: prolong)
Hypernyms:
continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
Hyponyms:
retain, continue, keep, keep on
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (Freq. 4)
- We preserve these archeological findings
- The old lady could not keep up the building
- children must be taught to conserve our national heritage
- The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
Syn:
conserve, preserve, maintain
Derivationally related forms:
maintenance (for: maintain), preservative (for: preserve), preservation (for: preserve), conservation (for: conserve)
Hypernyms:
keep
Hyponyms:
embalm, plastinate, hold the line
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. keep informed (Freq. 2)
- He kept up on his country's foreign policies
Syn:
keep abreast, follow
Verb Group:
trace, follow
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
5. prevent from going to bed at night
- The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night
- I kept myself up all night studying for the exam
Cause:
stay up, sit up
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody


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