keep back
keep back verb: to hold back; to refuse to give or share.
Verb
keep back (third-person singular simple present keeps back, present participle keeping back, simple past and past participle kept back)
- To hold back; to refuse to give or share.
- To stay back; to refrain from approaching.
- To restrict or restrain.
- Germany eased off in the second half and this was a night when Joachim Löw, like Southgate, took the opportunity to keep back his best XI.2017 November 10, Daniel Taylor, “Youthful England earn draw with Germany but Lingard rues late miss”, in The Guardian (London)
- To prevent (a pupil) from advancing in a course.
keep back meaning in Tamil and Kannada
keep back in Tamil
- தடுத்து நிறுத்து, தள்ளி நில், வெளிப்படுத்த, தெரிவிக்க மறு
keep back in Kannada
- ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಕೊಡದಿರು
Forms of keep back
| third-person singular present | keeps back |
|---|---|
| present participle | keeping back |
| past participle | kept back |
| past | kept back |
Questions about keep back
- What does keep back mean?
- Keep back means to hold back; to refuse to give or share.
- What is keep back in Tamil?
- Keep back in Tamil is தடுத்து நிறுத்து, தள்ளி நில், வெளிப்படுத்த. See Keep back meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is keep back?
- Keep back is a verb.
- What is the past tense of keep back?
- The past tense of keep back is kept back.
Words near keep back in the dictionary
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