Keep
English Meaning
To care; to desire.
- To retain possession of: kept the change; must keep your composure.
- To have as a supply: keep an ax in the shed.
- To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support: "There's little to earn and many to keep” ( Charles Kingsley).
- To support (a mistress or lover) financially.
- To put customarily; store: Where do you keep your saw?
- To supply with room and board for a charge: keep boarders.
- To raise: keep chickens.
- To maintain for use or service: an urbanite who didn't keep a car.
- To manage, tend, or have charge of: Keep the shop while I'm away.
- To preserve (food).
- To cause to continue in a state, condition, or course of action: tried to keep the patient calm.
- To maintain records in: keep a yearly diary.
- To enter (data) in a book: keep financial records.
- To detain: was kept after school.
- To restrain: kept the child away from the stove; kept the crowd back with barriers.
- To prevent or deter: tried to keep the ice from melting.
- To refrain from divulging: keep a secret.
- To save; reserve: keep extra money for emergencies.
- To adhere or conform to; follow: keep late hours.
- To be faithful to; fulfill: keep one's word.
- To celebrate; observe.
- To remain in a state or condition; stay: keep in line; keep quiet; kept well.
- To continue to do: keep on talking; keep guessing.
- To remain fresh or unspoiled: The dessert won't keep.
- To restrain oneself; hold oneself back: I couldn't keep from eavesdropping.
- Care; charge: The child is in my keep for the day.
- The means by which one is supported: earn one's keep.
- The stronghold of a castle.
- A jail.
- keep at To persevere in work or an action.
- keep down To prevent from growing, accomplishing, or succeeding: keep the revolutionaries down.
- keep down To hold under control or at a reduced level: Keep your voice down.
- keep down To refrain from vomiting: Although seasick, I managed to keep my food down.
- keep off To stay away from.
- keep to To adhere to: keep to the original purpose.
- keep up To maintain in good condition: kept up the property.
- keep up To persevere in; carry on: We asked her to stop talking, but she kept it up.
- keep up To preserve or sustain: kept up the appearance of friendship.
- keep up To continue at the same level or pace: The snow kept up all day.
- keep up To continue to pay off (a financial obligation).
- keep up To match one's competitors, colleagues, or neighbors in success or lifestyle: couldn't keep up with his friends who went into business.
- keep up To remain adequately informed: loved to keep up on the gossip.
- for keeps For an indefinitely long period: gave the ring to me for keeps.
- for keeps Seriously and permanently: We're separating for keeps.
- keep an eye on To watch over attentively; mind.
- keep an eye on To watch closely or carefully: keep your eye on the ball.
- keep an eye out To be watchful.
- keep a stiff upper lip To be courageous or stoic in the face of adversity.
- keep company To carry on a courtship: a couple who kept company but never married.
- keep company To socialize or associate: keeps company with some tough thugs.
- keep (one's) chin up To be stalwart, courageous, or optimistic in the face of difficulty.
- open To be on the lookout.
- keep (one's) nose clean Informal To stay out of trouble.
- keep pace To stay even with others, as in a contest.
- keep (someone) company To accompany or remain with.
- keep the wolf from the door To avoid the privation and suffering resulting from a lack of money: Both spouses had to work in order to keep the wolf from the door.
- keep time To indicate the correct time.
- keep time Music To maintain the tempo or rhythm.
- keep to (oneself) To shun the company of others: She kept to herself all morning.
- keep to (oneself) To refrain from divulging: He kept the news to himself.
Examples | ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ
The below examples are taken from The Holy Bible.
Psalms 41:2
The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
യഹോവ അവനെ കാതàµà´¤àµ ജീവനോടെ പാലികàµà´•àµà´‚; അവൻ à´àµ‚മിയിൽ à´à´¾à´—àµà´¯à´µà´¾à´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚; അവനàµà´±àµ† ശതàµà´°àµà´•àµà´•à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† ഇഷàµà´Ÿà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ നീ അവനെ à´à´²àµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯à´¿à´²àµà´²;
Genesis 28:20
Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,
യാകàµà´•àµ‹à´¬àµ ഒരൠനേർചàµà´šà´¨àµ‡àµ¼à´¨àµà´¨àµ: ദൈവം à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´•àµ‚ടെ ഇരികàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ഞാൻ പോകàµà´¨àµà´¨ à´ˆ യാതàµà´°à´¯à´¿àµ½ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† കാകàµà´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ à´à´•àµà´·à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾àµ» ആഹാരവàµà´‚ ധരിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» വസàµà´¤àµà´°à´µàµà´‚ എനികàµà´•àµ തരികയàµà´‚
John 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
യേശൠഅവനോടൠഎനàµà´¨àµ† à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µàµ» à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† വചനം à´ªàµà´°à´®à´¾à´£à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚; à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† പിതാവൠഅവനെ à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚; à´žà´™àµà´™àµ¾ അവനàµà´±àµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ വനàµà´¨àµ അവനോടàµà´•àµ‚ടെ വാസം ചെയàµà´¯àµà´‚.
Numbers 9:14
"And if a stranger dwells among you, and would keep the LORD's Passover, he must do so according to the rite of the Passover and according to its ceremony; you shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger and the native of the land."'
നിങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† ഇടയിൽ വനàµà´¨àµà´ªà´¾àµ¼à´•àµà´•àµà´‚à´¨àµà´¨ ഒരൠപരദേശികàµà´•àµ യഹോവയàµà´Ÿàµ† പെസഹ ആചരികàµà´•àµ‡à´£à´®àµ†à´™àµà´•à´¿àµ½ പെസഹയàµà´Ÿàµ† à´šà´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ നിയമതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ à´…à´¨àµà´¸à´°à´£à´¯à´¾à´¯à´¿ അവൻ ആചരികàµà´•àµ‡à´£à´‚; പരദേശികàµà´•à´¾à´•à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ† à´¸àµà´µà´¦àµ‡à´¶à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¾à´•à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ† നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ ഒരൠചടàµà´Ÿà´‚ തനàµà´¨àµ‡ ആയിരികàµà´•àµ‡à´£à´‚.
John 10:3
To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
അവനàµà´¨àµ വാതിൽ കാവൽകàµà´•à´¾à´°àµ» à´¤àµà´±à´¨àµà´¨àµà´•àµŠà´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; ആടàµà´•àµ¾ അവനàµà´±àµ† ശബàµà´¦à´‚ കേൾകàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; തനàµà´±àµ† ആടàµà´•à´³àµ† അവൻ പേർ ചൊലàµà´²à´¿ വിളിചàµà´šàµ à´ªàµà´±à´¤àµà´¤àµ കൊണàµà´Ÿàµà´ªàµ‹à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
1 Corinthians 5:8
Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
ആകയാൽ നാം പഴയ à´ªàµà´³à´¿à´®à´¾à´µàµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿà´²àµà´², തിനàµà´®à´¯àµà´‚ à´¦àµà´·àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¯àµà´‚ ആയ à´ªàµà´³à´¿à´®à´¾à´µàµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµà´®à´²àµà´², à´¸àµà´µà´šàµà´›à´¤à´¯àµà´‚ സതàµà´¯à´µàµà´®à´¾à´¯ à´ªàµà´³à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´²àµà´²à´¾à´¯àµà´®à´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµà´¤à´¨àµà´¨àµ‡ ഉതàµà´¸à´µà´‚ ആചരികàµà´•.
Deuteronomy 5:29
Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
അവർകàµà´•àµà´‚ അവരàµà´Ÿàµ† മകàµà´•àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ നനàµà´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾àµ» അവർ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† à´à´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´•à´²àµà´ªà´¨à´•à´³àµŠà´•àµà´•àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ à´ªàµà´°à´®à´¾à´£à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ ഇങàµà´™à´¨àµ†à´¯àµà´³àµà´³ ഹൃദയം അവർകàµà´•àµà´‚ à´Žà´ªàµà´ªàµ‹à´´àµà´‚ ഉണàµà´Ÿà´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´µàµ†à´™àµà´•à´¿àµ½ à´Žà´¤àµà´° നനàµà´¨àµ.
Psalms 33:19
To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
അവരàµà´Ÿàµ† à´ªàµà´°à´¾à´£à´¨àµ† മരണതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½à´¨à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ വിടàµà´µà´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾à´¨àµà´‚ à´•àµà´·à´¾à´®à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ അവരെ ജീവനോടെ à´°à´•àµà´·à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾à´¨àµà´‚ തനàµà´¨àµ‡.
Numbers 36:9
Thus no inheritance shall change hands from one tribe to another, but every tribe of the children of Israel shall keep its own inheritance."
à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ† അവകാശം ഒരൠഗോതàµà´°à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½à´¨à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ മറàµà´±àµŠà´°àµ ഗോതàµà´°à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ മാറാതെ യിസàµà´°à´¾à´¯àµ‡àµ½à´®à´•àµà´•à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† ഗോതàµà´°à´™àµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ ഔരോരàµà´¤àµà´¤àµ» താനàµà´¤à´¾à´¨àµà´±àµ† അവകാശതàµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµ ചേർനàµà´¨à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£à´‚.
1 Chronicles 12:36
of Asher, those who could go out to war, able to keep battle formation, forty thousand;
ആശേരിൽ à´¯àµà´¦àµà´§à´¸à´¨àµà´¨à´¦àµà´§à´°à´¾à´¯à´¿ പടെകàµà´•àµ à´ªàµà´±à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´µàµ¼ നാലàµà´ªà´¤à´¿à´¨à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°à´‚പേർ.
Revelation 1:3
Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.
à´ˆ à´ªàµà´°à´µà´šà´¨à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† വാകàµà´•àµà´•à´³àµ† വായിചàµà´šàµ കേൾപàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´¨àµà´‚ കേൾകàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´°àµà´‚ അതിൽ à´Žà´´àµà´¤à´¿à´¯à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ à´ªàµà´°à´®à´¾à´£à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´°àµà´‚ à´à´¾à´—àµà´¯à´µà´¾à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼; സമയം à´…à´Ÿàµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
1 Samuel 17:34
But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep his father's sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,
ദാവീദൠശൗലിനോടൠപറഞàµà´žà´¤àµ: അടിയൻ à´…à´ªàµà´ªà´¨àµà´±àµ† ആടàµà´•à´³àµ† മേയിചàµà´šàµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´®àµà´ªàµ‹àµ¾ à´’à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ½ ഒരൠസിംഹവàµà´‚ à´’à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ½ ഒരൠകരടിയàµà´‚ വനàµà´¨àµ കൂടàµà´Ÿà´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ നിനàµà´¨àµ ആടàµà´Ÿà´¿àµ» à´•àµà´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´¯àµ† പിടിചàµà´šàµ.
Proverbs 7:5
That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.
à´…à´µ നിനàµà´¨àµ† പരസàµà´¤àµà´°àµ€à´¯àµà´Ÿàµ† à´•à´¯àµà´¯à´¿àµ½à´¨à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ à´šà´•àµà´•à´°à´µà´¾à´•àµà´•àµ പറയàµà´¨àµà´¨ à´…à´¨àµà´¯à´¸àµà´¤àµà´°àµ€à´¯àµà´Ÿàµ† വശതàµà´¤àµà´¨à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ കാകàµà´•àµà´‚.
Genesis 2:15
Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.
യഹോവയായ ദൈവം മനàµà´·àµà´¯à´¨àµ† കൂടàµà´Ÿà´¿à´•àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ പോയി à´à´¦àµ†àµ» തോടàµà´Ÿà´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ വേല ചെയàµâ€à´µà´¾à´¨àµà´‚ അതിനെ കാപàµà´ªà´¾à´¨àµà´‚ അവിടെ ആകàµà´•à´¿.
Ezekiel 44:16
"They shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall come near My table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge.
അവർ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† വിശàµà´¦àµà´§à´®à´¨àµà´¦à´¿à´°à´¤àµà´¤à´¿àµ½ à´•à´Ÿà´¨àµà´¨àµ എനികàµà´•àµ à´¶àµà´¶àµà´°àµ‚à´· ചെയàµà´¯àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† മേശയàµà´Ÿàµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ വരികയàµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† കാരàµà´¯à´µà´¿à´šà´¾à´°à´£ നടതàµà´¤àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ വേണം.
2 Chronicles 30:23
Then the whole assembly agreed to keep the feast another seven days, and they kept it another seven days with gladness.
പിനàµà´¨àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ à´à´´àµ ദിവസം ഉതàµà´¸à´µà´‚ ആചരിപàµà´ªà´¾àµ» സർവàµà´µà´¸à´à´¯àµà´‚ നിർണàµà´£à´¯à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ. à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ† അവർ വേറെ à´à´´àµ ദിവസവàµà´‚ സനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµ† ആചരിചàµà´šàµ.
Ezekiel 44:14
Nevertheless I will make them keep charge of the temple, for all its work, and for all that has to be done in it.
à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ ആലയതàµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† à´Žà´²àµà´²à´¾ വേലെകàµà´•àµà´‚ അതിൽ ചെയàµâ€à´µà´¾à´¨àµà´³àµà´³ à´Žà´²àµà´²à´¾à´±àµà´±à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ ഞാൻ അവരെ അതിൽ കാരàµà´¯à´µà´¿à´šà´¾à´°à´•à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°à´¾à´•àµà´•à´¿ വേകàµà´•àµà´‚.
Psalms 119:57
You are my portion, O LORD; I have said that I would keep Your words.
[ഹേതàµà´¤àµ] യഹോവേ, നീ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ഔഹരിയാകàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; ഞാൻ നിനàµà´±àµ† വചനങàµà´™à´³àµ† à´ªàµà´°à´®à´¾à´£à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ഞാൻ പറഞàµà´žàµ.
1 Corinthians 5:9
I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people.
à´¦àµàµ¼à´¨àµà´¨à´Ÿà´ªàµà´ªàµà´•à´¾à´°àµ‹à´Ÿàµ സംസർഗàµà´—à´‚ à´…à´°àµà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ഞാൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ലേഖനതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ à´Žà´´àµà´¤àµ€à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµà´£àµà´Ÿà´²àµà´²àµ‹.
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
അവനàµà´±àµ† à´•à´²àµà´ªà´¨à´•à´³àµ† à´ªàµà´°à´®à´¾à´£à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤à´²àµà´²àµ‹ ദൈവതàµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´³àµà´³ à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´‚; അവനàµà´±àµ† à´•à´²àµà´ªà´¨à´•àµ¾ à´à´¾à´°à´®àµà´³àµà´³à´µà´¯à´²àµà´².
Ezekiel 44:20
"They shall neither shave their heads, nor let their hair grow long, but they shall keep their hair well trimmed.
അവർ തല à´•àµà´·àµŒà´°à´‚ ചെയàµà´•à´¯àµ‹ തലമàµà´Ÿà´¿ നീടàµà´Ÿàµà´•à´¯àµ‹ ചെയàµà´¯à´¾à´¤àµ† à´•à´¤àµà´°à´¿à´•àµà´• മാതàµà´°à´®àµ‡ ചെയàµà´¯à´¾à´µàµ.
Psalms 119:63
I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.
നിനàµà´¨àµ† à´à´¯à´ªàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ നിനàµà´±àµ† à´ªàµà´°à´®à´¾à´£à´™àµà´™à´³àµ† à´…à´¨àµà´¸à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨ à´Žà´²àµà´²à´¾à´µàµ¼à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ ഞാൻ കൂടàµà´Ÿà´¾à´³à´¿à´¯à´¾à´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Psalms 89:31
If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments,
à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´šà´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´™àµà´™à´³àµ† ലംഘികàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† à´•à´²àµà´ªà´¨à´•à´³àµ† à´ªàµà´°à´®à´¾à´£à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¤à´¾àµ½
2 Samuel 12:8
I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more!
ഞാൻ നിനകàµà´•àµ നിനàµà´±àµ† യജമാനനàµà´±àµ† ഗൃഹതàµà´¤àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ നിനàµà´±àµ† മാർവàµà´µà´¿à´Ÿà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ നിനàµà´±àµ† യജമാനനàµà´±àµ† à´à´¾à´°àµà´¯à´®à´¾à´°àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ തനàµà´¨àµ; യിസàµà´°à´¾à´¯àµ‡àµ½ ഗൃഹതàµà´¤àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ യെഹൂദാഗൃഹതàµà´¤àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ നിനകàµà´•àµ തനàµà´¨àµ; പോരായെങàµà´•à´¿àµ½ ഇനàµà´¨à´¿à´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµà´‚ കൂടെ ഞാൻ നിനകàµà´•àµ തരàµà´®à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
1 Chronicles 23:5
four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with musical instruments, "which I made," said David, "for giving praise."
à´¨àµà´¯à´¾à´¯à´¾à´§à´¿à´ªà´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´‚ നാലായിരം പേർ വാതിൽകാവൽകàµà´•à´¾à´°àµà´‚ നാലായിരംപേർ à´¸àµà´¤àµ‹à´¤àµà´°à´‚ ചെയàµà´¯àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ ദാവീദൠഉണàµà´Ÿà´¾à´•àµà´•à´¿à´¯ വാദàµà´¯à´™àµà´™à´³à´¾àµ½ യഹോവയെ à´¸àµà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´°àµà´‚ ആയിരàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ;