keep up

Verb

Meaning

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

keep informed

prevent from going to bed at night

maintain a required pace or level

lengthen or extend in duration or space

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

follow maintain preserve sustain conserve prolong keep abreast support last remain keep bear continue hold carry
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Antonyms

welsh levant dodge tomahawk lop bobtail
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Hypernyms

keep continue preserve uphold carry on bear on

Hyponyms

keep continue retain embalm keep on hold the line

Examples

No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up. Lily Tomlin

Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life. W. C. Fields

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it. W. Somerset Maugham

It takes good memory to keep up a lie. Pierre Corneille

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. Quentin Crisp

Keep up with the times, don't stay in the dark. Sicilian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

keep under wraps keep under your hat keep unknown keep up appearances keep up control keep up the good work