keep in

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, jemanden oder etwas daran zu hindern, einen Ort zu verlassen, oder etwas an einem bestimmten Ort oder in einem bestimmten Zustand zu halten.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preventing something from leaving, or maintaining something within a certain place or condition.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Restrain or confineformal

   To prevent someone or something from leaving a place.

   Zurückhalten

   • The teacher kept the students in after class for misbehaving.
   • We kept the dog in the house during the storm.
   • The police kept the suspect in custody overnight.

   Synonymecageconfinecoop updetainholdimprisonlock uprestrainshut in

   Antonymefreeliberaterelease

2. Maintain a relationship or contactinformal

   To continue to communicate or stay in touch with someone.

   Kontakt halten

   • We should keep in touch after you move away.
   • She keeps in contact with her old college friends.
   • He tries to keep in with his neighbors by being friendly.

3. Suppress or controlinformal

   To hold back an emotion or reaction.

   Unterdrücken

   • He kept in his anger during the argument.
   • She could barely keep in her laughter at the joke.
   • Try to keep in your excitement until the surprise is revealed.

   Synonymebottle upcheckcontaincurbhold backinhibitrepressrestrainstiflesuppress

   Antonymedischargeexpressoutletreleasevent

Grundverbkeep