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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
keep up
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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