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keep it together

keep it together verb: to maintain composure; to avoid an overly emotional reaction; to suppress an instinct or urge.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To maintain composure; to avoid an overly emotional reaction; to suppress an instinct or urge.

Forms of keep it together

third-person singular presentkeeps it together
present participlekeeping it together
past participlekept it together
pastkept it together

Questions about keep it together

What does keep it together mean?
Keep it together means to maintain composure; to avoid an overly emotional reaction; to suppress an instinct or urge.
What part of speech is keep it together?
Keep it together is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep it together?
The past tense of keep it together is kept it together.

Words near keep it together in the dictionary

  1. keep it P
  2. keep it real
  3. keep it short and simple
  4. keep it simple, stupid
  5. keep it tall
  6. keep it together
  7. keep it trill
  8. keep it up
  9. keep kosher
  10. keep measures
  11. keep off

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