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keep books |
keep company |
keep down |
keep faith |
keep from |
keep going
| keep guard
| keep house
| keep in
| keep in line
| keep in mind
keep going
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb keep going has 3 senses
- keep going(v = verb.stative) run on - continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." is one way to continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed
- keep going(v = verb.stative) bridge over, tide over - suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" is one way to answer, do, serve, suffice
- keep going(v = verb.communication) patronage, patronise, patronize, support - be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" is one way to foster, nurture
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
THESAURUS
keep going
abide, bide, carry on, cease not, continue, drag on, endure, extend, go along, go on, hold, hold on, hold steady, jog on, keep, keep alive, keep at, keep at it, keep busy, keep driving, keep moving, keep on, keep trying, keep up, last, lengthen, linger, maintain, never cease, not accept compromise, peg away, perpetuate, persevere, persist, plug away, preserve, prolong, protract, remain, retain, run on, slog on, stagger on, stay, stay on, sustain, tarryROGET THESAURUS
keep going
Continuance in action
VB continue, persist, go on, jog on, keep on, run on, hold on, abide, keep, pursue, stick to its course, take its course, maintain its course, carry on, keep up, sustain, uphold, hold up, keep on foot, follow up, perpetuate, maintain, preserve, harp upon, keep going, keep alive, keep the pot boiling, keep up the ball, keep up the good work, die in harness, die with one's boots on, hold on the even tenor of one's way, pursue the even tenor of one's way, let be, stare super antiquas vias, quieta non movere, let things take their course, stare decisis (Jurisprudence).Motion
VB be in motion, move, go, hie, gang, budge, stir, pass, flit, hover about, hover round, hover about, shift, slide, glide, roll, roll on, flow, stream, run, drift, sweep along, wander, walk, change one's place, shift one's place, change one's quarters, shift one's quarters, dodge, keep going, keep moving, put in motion, set in motion, move, impel, propel, render movable, mobilize.
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