1. to continue or persist in (doing something): keep on running. 2. (tr) to continue to wear. 3. (tr) to continue to employ: the firm kept on only ten men. 4. (foll by: about) to persist in talking (about) 5. (foll by: at) to nag (a person)
1 informal : to continue happening, doing something, working, etc. The rain kept on throughout the day. He talked and talked. At one point I thought he would keep on all night. She kept on talking after I told her to be quiet. 2 : to continue to have (someone) as an employee The chef was kept on even after the restaurant was sold.
keep on vb (adverb) 1. to continue or persist in (doing something): keep on running. 2. (tr) to continue to wear 3. (tr) to continue to employ: the firm kept on only ten men.
keep, retain, detain, withhold, reserve mean to hold in one's possession or under one's control. keep may suggest a holding securely in one's possession, custody, or control. keep this while I'm gone retain implies continued keeping, especially against threatened seizure or forced loss.
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1 informal : to continue happening, doing something, working, etc. The rain kept on throughout the day. He talked and talked. At one point I thought he would keep on all night. She kept on talking after I told her to be quiet. 2 : to continue to have (someone) as an employee The chef was …
to continue to talk in an annoying way about something: Don't keep on, I'll sort it out in a minute. He kept on at me about the money, even though I told him I hadn't got it. SMART Vocabulary: …
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Jan 21, 2023 · keep on at idiom chiefly British, informal : to say the same thing to (someone) again and again in a way that is annoying My parents kept on at me to go back to college. …
keep on at. keep (going) on at (one) To persist in reprimanding or criticizing one. If you keep going on at the investors, they're apt to get angry and leave. keep on at (one) keep (going) on …
UK informal to continue to talk in an annoying way about something: Don't keep on, I'll sort it out in a minute. He kept on at me about the money, even though I told him I hadn't got it. SMART …
keep on. 1. To stay positioned on top of something. Good luck keeping yourself on that wild horse! 2. To support someone so that they stay positioned on top of something. In this …
keep on 1 Continue, persist, as in They kept on singing all night. [Late 1500s] 2 Maintain an existing situation, as in After Mr. Brown died, the housekeeper wondered if she would be kept …
: to stay or remain on or in usually against opposition : hold kept her ground 7 : conduct, manage keep a tearoom intransitive verb 1 a : to maintain a course, direction, or progress keep to the …
keep verb 1. To have and maintain in one's possession: hold, hold back, keep back, reserve, retain, withhold. 2. To have for sale: carry, stock. 3. To supply with the necessities of life: …
keep on keeping on To continue (some activity or life in general) as best as one can. "Keeping" is often colloquially shortened to "keepin'." A: "Hey, Mike, how you doing?" B: "Not bad, homie. …
