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  1. keepsnoun

    keeping

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  1. keeps

    Keeps is the present tense third person singular form of the verb "keep," which can have various meanings depending on the context. Generally, it refers to the act of retaining, holding, or maintaining something or someone in a particular state, condition, or position. It can also imply preserving, guarding, or looking after something or someone.

Editors Contribution

  1. keeps

    To have.

    She keeps all her business expenses in a tin in her car and every week takes them into the office and completes her business expense form.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 29, 2020  

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'keeps' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4250

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'keeps' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1410

Anagrams for keeps »

  1. peeks

  2. Pekes

  3. speke

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of keeps in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of keeps in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of keeps in a Sentence

  1. Orison Swett Marden:

    Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.

  2. Cynthia Houniuhi:

    To be honest, at first, I was very hesitant when this idea was discussed, my mind keeps telling me to back off. I mean, let’s be real here, it was too ambitious to say the least. Like, how can a small group of students from the Pacific Region convince the majority of the UN members to support this unique initiative?

  3. Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia:

    If Mrs. Anderson had indeed been Anastasia, Queen Marie would have recognized her on the spot. ... Marie would never have been shocked at anything, and a niece of mine would have known it. ... There is not one tittle of genuine evidence in the story. The woman keeps away from the one relative who would have been the first to recognize her, understand her desperate plight, and symphathize with her.

  4. Jeff Flake:

    He serves at the President's pleasure, so The President can fire The President. I sincerely hope that he doesn't. People worry about about the domino — if Attorney General Sessions goes, who's next ? Is it Rod Rosenstein ? Obviously, the President's comments yesterday, The President just keeps going further and further, attorney General Sessions did the right thing to recuse Attorney General Sessions. And for The President to say otherwise just is simply wrong. So I hope that The President stops trying to undermine the credibility of the Department of Justice, and let Attorney General Sessions serve.

  5. Lauren Puryear:

    I was able to get them for four cents a can at Dollar General so I bought 420 cans and I added chicken and rice to that meal. just knowing that we’re making a difference in someone’s life, that’s the most rewarding thing and what keeps me going.

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