keep on

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer que l'on continue une action sans s'arrêter ou sans cesser de faire quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of continuing to do something without stopping.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Continue doing somethinginformal

   To persist or continue an action without stopping.

   continuer à faire

   • Keep on working until you finish the task.
   • She kept on talking despite the interruption.
   • He kept on trying even after failing many times.

   Synonymescarry oncontinuego onmaintainperseverepersistproceed

   Antonymesceasedesistdiscontinueendhaltquitstopterminate

2. Continue to employ or retainformal

   To continue to have someone as an employee or member.

   Garder à son service

   • The company decided to keep on the temporary staff.
   • They kept him on as a consultant after the project ended.
   • The manager kept on the best performers from the team.

   Synonymesemploykeepretain

   Antonymesdischargedismissfirelay offlet go

Verbe de basekeep