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keep on about

keep on about verb: to harp on; to continue to speak or discuss something repeatedly.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To harp on; to continue to speak or discuss something repeatedly.

Forms of keep on about

third-person singular presentkeeps on about
present participlekeeping on about
past participlekept on about
pastkept on about

Questions about keep on about

What does keep on about mean?
Keep on about means to harp on; to continue to speak or discuss something repeatedly.
What part of speech is keep on about?
Keep on about is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep on about?
The past tense of keep on about is kept on about.

Words near keep on about in the dictionary

  1. keep measures
  2. keep off
  3. keep off the street
  4. keep off the streets
  5. keep on
  6. keep on about
  7. keep on keeping on
  8. keep on truckin'
  9. keep on trucking
  10. keep one's breath to cool one's porridge
  11. keep one's cards close to one's chest

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