kept

CEFRA1

/ˈkɛpt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of keep; continued to have, hold, or maintain something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of keep

Examples

  • Do you like to be kept waiting?

  • Your room must always be kept clean.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • I kept some of his books and gave away the remainder.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The selfish child blank the candy from his friends by hiding it in his pocket.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English kept, kepte, from Old English cēpte; see -t.