ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt kənˈtɪnjuː ˈdɒndʒən ˈdʌn.dʒən

kiːp kiːp ˈlaɪvlɪhʊd ˈlaɪvlihʊd ˈlɪvɪŋ meɪnˈteɪn əbˈzɜːv əbˈzɝv pɹəˈzɜːv pɹəˈzɝv pɹɪˈvɛnt pɹəˈsiːd ɹɪˈstɹeɪn ɹɪˈteɪn seɪv səˈsteɪn ˈsʌs.tə.nəns prevent (food) from rotting preserved meats keep potatoes fresh prevent the action or expression of hold back your anger keep your cool she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays stick to correctly or closely The pianist kept time with the metronome keep count I cannot keep track of all my employees maintain by writing regular records keep a diary maintain a record keep notes supply with necessities and support She alone sustained her family The money will sustain our good cause There's little to earn and many to keep hold and prevent from leaving The student was kept after school retain possession of Can I keep my old stuffed animals? She kept her maiden name after she married look after; be the keeper of; have charge of He keeps the shop when I am gone maintain for use and service I keep a car in the countryside She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips have as a supply I always keep batteries in the freezer keep food for a week in the pantry She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator store or keep customarily Where do you keep your gardening tools? retain rights to keep my job for me while I give birth keep my seat, please keep open the possibility of a merger allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature We cannot continue several servants any longer She retains a lawyer The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on We kept the work going as long as we could She retained her composure this garment retains its shape even after many washings stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state We must prevent the cancer from spreading His snoring kept me from falling asleep Keep the child from eating the marbles behave as expected during holidays or rites Keep the commandments celebrate Christmas Observe Yom Kippur conform one's action or practice to keep appointments she never keeps her promises We kept to the original conditions of the contract supply with room and board He is keeping three women in the guest cottage keep boarders to rear She keeps a few chickens in the yard he keeps bees cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity hold in place She always held herself as a lady The students keep me on my toes continue a certain state, condition, or activity Keep on working! We continued to work into the night Keep smiling We went on working until well past midnight maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger May God keep you fail to spoil or rot These potatoes keep for a long time a cell in a jail or prison the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress the financial means whereby one lives each child was expected to pay for their keep he applied to the state for support he could no longer earn his own livelihood