Definitions for kept

(keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes")

(continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight")

(retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married")

(stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles")

(conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract")

(stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees")

(look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone")

(maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes")

(supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders")

(allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings")

(supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep")

(fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time")

(behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur")

(keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool")

(maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you")

(raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees")

(retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger")

(store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?")

(have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator")

(maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips")

(hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school")

(prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh")

((especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept")