معنى keep بالعربية

• 0 to have something always, as your own -- يَحْتَفِظ بـِ / يُبْقي

  • You can keep that dress if you like it.

  • I kept every letter he ever sent to me.

• 1 to always put something in a particular place -- يَحْتَفِظ بـِ / يُبْقي

  • I keep the keys in the drawer.

• 2 to make someone or something stay in a particular state -- يُبْقي شَخصاً ما / شَيئاً ما مُستَيقظا، نَظيفاً، آمِناً، إلخ.

  • This coat should keep you warm.

  • He keeps his car very clean.

• 3 to continue to do something, or to often do something -- يَسْتَمِرّ (بِفِعْل شَيء ما)

  • I keep telling her not to do it.

  • He keeps hitting me.

• 4 to delay someone or prevent someone from doing something -- يَحْتَفِظ بـِ / يُبْقي

  • He’s very late – what’s keeping him?

  • I’m so sorry to keep you waiting.

• 5 to write something down in order to remember it -- يَحتَفِظ بـِ

  • Remember to keep a record of how much money you spend.

  • Keep a list of the missing items.

• 6 If food or drink keeps, it stays fresh. -- يَحْفَظ

  • The fish will keep for only two days.

• 7 to have and take care of animals -- يَربّي (حيوانات)

  • Our neighbours keep chickens.

• 8 the money needed to pay for someone to eat and live in a place -- مَصاريف

  • He earns his keep working in a garage.