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for keeps

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. for keepsadverb

    for the winner to keep all

    "they played for keeps"

Wiktionary

  1. for keepsadverb

    With an agreement or intention to retain what one gains or receives.

  2. for keepsadverb

    To compete seriously, with a strong resolve to win or succeed, as in sports or business.

  3. for keepsadverb

    Permanently.

ChatGPT

  1. for keeps

    "For keeps" is an informal phrase primarily used in English language, meaning permanently or forever, not intended to be given back or reversed. It often refers to a situation or action that is final and meant to last indefinitely.

Wikidata

  1. For Keeps

    For Keeps is a 1988 film starring Molly Ringwald and Randall Batinkoff as Darcy and Stan, two high school seniors in love. Complications ensue when Darcy becomes pregnant just before graduation and decides to keep her baby. This movie is noted for being Ringwald's final "teen" movie, and is cited as one of her most mature performances, particularly in a scene where Darcy is suffering from postpartum depression after the birth of her child.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FOR KEEPS in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FOR KEEPS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of FOR KEEPS in a Sentence

  1. Bob Jarvis:

    There is no reason to think she is inciting anyone or that she will be starting a riot, it just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

  2. Trey Gowdy:

    I asked him once, have you ever been stopped in a circumstance when you thought you weren't doing anything wrong. He goes, 'all the time,' i never had to live with that. I don't know what that feels like. Nobody has ever stopped me walking into the Capitol, making sure I was credentialed. If there is a bitterness about it, he keeps it incredibly well concealed.

  3. Daniela Iannone:

    If I'm having a rough day, my team keeps me focused on the good, and helps me power through.

  4. Solomon Short:

    Nature abhors a hero. For one thing, he violates the law of conservation of energy. For another, how can it be the survival of the fittest when the fittest keeps putting himself in situations where he is most likely to be creamed

  5. Sony Kapoor:

    It is something that keeps me awake at night, from a security perspective.


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