keep on

Verb

Meaning

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

keep continue retain last remain maintain pursue proceed persist endure harp persevere carry on go ahead press on

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Antonyms

end stop finish interrupt halt terminate

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Hypernyms

sustain prolong keep up

Examples

If men do not keep on speaking terms with children, they cease to be men, and become merely machines for eating and for earning money. John Updike

Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they keep on saying it long enough it will be true. Arnold Bennett

Haters keep on hating, cause somebody's gotta do it. Chris Brown

Words die and men keep on living. Jamaican Proverb

Pray to God for a good harvest, but keep on hoeing. Slovenian Proverb

To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

keep off keep off the street keep off the streets keep on about keep on going keep on improving