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Definition of 'keep back' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) restrain, keep, keep back, hold back
keep under control; keep in check
"suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

2. (verb) retain, hold, keep back, hold back
secure and keep for possible future use or application
"The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

3. (verb) withhold, keep back
hold back; refuse to hand over or share
"The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"


Translation of 'keep back' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: not to (allow to) move forward
She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: terughou Arabic flag Arabic: يُبْعِد، يَبْتَعِد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: стоя/държа назад
Brazilian flag Brazilian: afastar Czech flag Czech: držet (se) vzadu German flag German: zurückhalten, -treten
Danish flag Danish: holde tilbage Greek flag Greek: δεν αφήνω κπ. να προχωρήσ Spanish flag Spanish: mantener atrás
Estonian flag Estonian: eemal hoidma Farsi flag Farsi: عقب ماندن Finnish flag Finnish: pysyä takana
French flag French: ne pas s'approcher (de) Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִמְנוֹע הִתקַדמוּת Hindi flag Hindi: आगे नहीं बढ़ने देना
Croatian flag Croatian: držati se podalje Hungarian flag Hungarian: távoltart; távol áll Indonesian flag Indonesian: menahan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: halda sig fjarri/frá Italian flag Italian: tenere indietro; stare in Japanese flag Japanese: 退っている
Korean flag Korean: 제지하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nesiartinti, pasitraukti, Latvian flag Latvian: turēties sāņus/malā
Malay flag Malay: menjauhi Dutch flag Dutch: op een afstand houden/bli Norwegian flag Norwegian: holde tilbake/vekk fra
Polish flag Polish: powstrzymywać, przytrzyma Persian flag Persian: ، عدم پيشرفت عقب ماندن Pashto flag Pashto: شاته او ورسته پاتي كيدل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: afastar Romanian flag Romanian: a nu lăsa să se apropie Russian flag Russian: держать(ся) в стороне
Slovak flag Slovak: držať (sa) vzadu Slovenian flag Slovenian: zadržati; ne približati s Serbian flag Serbian: udaljiti se
Swedish flag Swedish: hålla tillbaka, hålla sig Thai flag Thai: ถอยไป Turkish flag Turkish: geri durmak, yaklaşmamak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (使)留在原地,使人不再往前 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: затримувати(ся) Urdu flag Urdu: آگے بڑھنے نہ دینا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tránh xa Chinese flag Chinese: 留在原地,不再前进

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