Definitions for keep on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. retain, continue, keep, keep on(verb)

    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"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. keep on(verb)kip

    to continue

    Keep on past those buildings, and then turn right.; We keep on trying to fix it, but it still doesn't work.

  2. keep onkip

    to continue to employ sb

    The company kept me on to re-train people.

Wiktionary

  1. keep on(Verb)

    persist or continue

  2. keep on(Verb)

    To remain in an existing position.


Translations for keep on

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

keep on(noun)

to continue (doing something or moving)

He just kept on writing; They kept on until they came to a petrol station.

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