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keep around

keep around verb: to keep something near one.

Verb

keep around (third-person singular simple present keeps around, present participle keeping around, simple past and past participle kept around)

  1. (transitive) to keep something near one.
    • It's worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.

Forms of keep around

third-person singular presentkeeps around
present participlekeeping around
past participlekept around
pastkept around

Questions about keep around

What does keep around mean?
Keep around means to keep something near one.
What part of speech is keep around?
Keep around is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep around?
The past tense of keep around is kept around.

Words near keep around in the dictionary

  1. keep an eye open
  2. keep an eye out
  3. keep an eye peeled
  4. keep an eye skinned
  5. keep apace
  6. keep around
  7. keep at
  8. keep at arm's length
  9. keep away
  10. keep away from
  11. keep back

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