keep on

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verb

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- We cannot continue several servants any longer
- She retains a lawyer
- The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
- Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
- We kept the work going as long as we could
- She retained her composure
- this garment retains its shape even after many washings
• Syn:
retain, continue, keep
• Derivationally related forms:
continuation (for: continue)
• Hypernyms:
prolong, sustain, keep up
• Verb Group:
continue, persist in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody