verb
To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
to keep silence; to keep possession
To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
to keep one's word; to keep one's promise
Both day and night did we keep company.
To hold the status of something.
I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
I only meant to lend him the shirt at first, but it looked better on him than me, so I told him to keep it.
To hold the status of something.
I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.
The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.
To hold the status of something.
I used to keep a diary.
noun
The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
to be in good keep
A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
So Sir Gareth strayned hym so that his olde wounde braste ayen on bledynge; but he was hote and corragyous and toke no kepe, but with his grete forse he strake downe the knyght[…].
Pan, thou god of shepherds all, / Which of our tender lambkins takest keep.
name
A surname.