keep up

verb

kept up; keeping up; keeps up

transitive verb

: to persist or persevere in

kept up the good work

also : maintain, sustain

keep standards up

intransitive verb

: to keep adequately informed or up-to-date

keep up on international affairs

: to continue without interruption

rain kept up all night

: to maintain contact or relations with someone

keep up with old friends

Example Sentences

let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave kept the house up while the owners were gone

Recent Examples on the Web But that program has been unable to keep rates affordable or keep up with the cost of claims — the same problems already plaguing Louisiana’s homeowners insurance market.

Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022 Unions say the pay boost would not keep up with inflation, which reached 8.3% last month.

Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Houston Airports' airline partners have expressed need for additional gates at both George Bush Intercontinental and William P. Hobby airports to keep up with growing demand, Bernal wrote.

Ariana Garcia, Chron, 14 Sep. 2022 With point guard play not there, the Sun shooting just 21.4% (3 of 14) from 3-point range and a lack of off-ball movement throughout the night, the offense didn’t stand much of a chance to keep up with the high-powered Aces.

Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022 The true tests are there and the Sox have to keep up with the other teams on their street.

Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Taggart is hoping his offense can keep up with its scoring pace.

Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Blinken said the conflict was entering a critical period and urged Ukraine’s Western backers to keep up their support through what could be a difficult winter.

Karl Ritter And Hanna Arhirova, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 The children's mother and a neighbor called 911. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?

Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 See More

keeping up 1 of 2

adjective

as in holding up

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holding up
holding on
running on
lasting
enduring
abiding
persisting
sticking around
residual
lingering
staying
remaining
biding
continuing
perduring
carrying through
leftover
surviving
tarrying
prevailing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dying (down)
letting up
waning
winding up
subsiding
abating
moderating
ebbing
dying
ending
passing
finishing
concluding
stopping
closing
terminating
leaving off
lapsing
expiring
quitting
discontinuing
ceasing
desisting

keeping up

2 of 2

verb

present participle of keep up

as in surviving

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave

Synonyms & Similar Words

surviving
lasting
prevailing
holding out
holding up
remaining
hanging in
getting along
carrying on
getting on
continuing
persisting
making out
going
getting by
holding on
hanging on
bearing up
running on
managing
drawing out
enduring
coping
stretching
persevering
lingering
abiding
faring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

running out
giving out
petering (out)
failing
breaking down
dying
stopping
going out
fizzling
breaking
collapsing
crashing
expiring
conking (out)
stalling
cutting out
running down
waning

as in preserving

to keep in good condition kept the house up while the owners were gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

preserving
conserving
maintaining
saving
protecting
defending
servicing
rebuilding
restoring
safeguarding
managing
sustaining
guarding
caring (for)
supporting
shielding
healing
curing
screening
rehabilitating
reconstructing
remedying
patching
rejuvenating
husbanding
fixing
mending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ignoring
neglecting
disregarding
destroying
breaking
hurting
impairing
damaging
injuring
ruining
wrecking
harming

as in remaining

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state let's hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

remaining
lasting
continuing
holding on
running on
persisting
staying
holding up
enduring
surviving
sticking around
lingering
abiding
biding
prevailing
perduring
carrying through
tarrying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ending
dying
finishing
stopping
passing
closing
dying (down)
leaving off
terminating
concluding
winding up
expiring
discontinuing
ceasing
lapsing
quitting
letting up
waning
desisting
moderating
subsiding
ebbing
abating

单词	keeping up
释义	keep up verb kept up; keeping up; keeps up transitive verb : to persist or persevere in kept up the good work also : maintain, sustain keep standards up intransitive verb 1 : to keep adequately informed or up-to-date keep up on international affairs 2 : to continue without interruption rain kept up all night 3 : to maintain contact or relations with someone keep up with old friends Synonyms hold out hold up last prevail survive See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave kept the house up while the owners were gone Recent Examples on the Web But that program has been unable to keep rates affordable or keep up with the cost of claims — the same problems already plaguing Louisiana’s homeowners insurance market. Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022 Unions say the pay boost would not keep up with inflation, which reached 8.3% last month. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Houston Airports' airline partners have expressed need for additional gates at both George Bush Intercontinental and William P. Hobby airports to keep up with growing demand, Bernal wrote. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 14 Sep. 2022 With point guard play not there, the Sun shooting just 21.4% (3 of 14) from 3-point range and a lack of off-ball movement throughout the night, the offense didn’t stand much of a chance to keep up with the high-powered Aces. Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022 The true tests are there and the Sox have to keep up with the other teams on their street. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Taggart is hoping his offense can keep up with its scoring pace. Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Blinken said the conflict was entering a critical period and urged Ukraine’s Western backers to keep up their support through what could be a difficult winter. Karl Ritter And Hanna Arhirova, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 The children's mother and a neighbor called 911. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense keeping up 1 of 2 adjective as in holding up Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance holding up holding on running on lasting enduring abiding persisting sticking around residual lingering staying remaining biding continuing perduring carrying through leftover surviving tarrying prevailing Antonyms & Near Antonyms dying (down) letting up waning winding up subsiding abating moderating ebbing dying ending passing finishing concluding stopping closing terminating leaving off lapsing expiring quitting discontinuing ceasing desisting See More keeping up 2 of 2 verb present participle of keep up 1 as in surviving to continue to operate or to meet one's needs let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave Synonyms & Similar Words surviving lasting prevailing holding out holding up remaining hanging in getting along carrying on getting on continuing persisting making out going getting by holding on hanging on bearing up running on managing drawing out enduring coping stretching persevering lingering abiding faring Antonyms & Near Antonyms running out giving out petering (out) failing breaking down dying stopping going out fizzling breaking collapsing crashing expiring conking (out) stalling cutting out running down waning See More 2 as in preserving to keep in good condition kept the house up while the owners were gone Synonyms & Similar Words preserving conserving maintaining saving protecting defending servicing rebuilding restoring safeguarding managing sustaining guarding caring (for) supporting shielding healing curing screening rehabilitating reconstructing remedying patching rejuvenating husbanding fixing mending Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignoring neglecting disregarding destroying breaking hurting impairing damaging injuring ruining wrecking harming See More 3 as in remaining to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state let's hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation Synonyms & Similar Words remaining lasting continuing holding on running on persisting staying holding up enduring surviving sticking around lingering abiding biding prevailing perduring carrying through tarrying Antonyms & Near Antonyms ending dying finishing stopping passing closing dying (down) leaving off terminating concluding winding up expiring discontinuing ceasing lapsing quitting letting up waning desisting moderating subsiding ebbing abating See More
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