keep in

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la acción de impedir que algo salga o de mantener algo en un lugar o estado determinado.

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

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Restrain or confineformal

   To prevent someone or something from leaving a place.

   contener, encerrar

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscageconfinecoop updetainholdimprisonlock uprestrainshut in

   Antónimosfreeliberaterelease

2. Maintain a relationship or contactinformal

   To continue to communicate or stay in touch with someone.

   mantener el contacto

   • 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.

   Contener

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbottle upcheckcontaincurbhold backinhibitrepressrestrainstiflesuppress

   Antónimosdischargeexpressoutletreleasevent

Verbo basekeep