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keep one's temper

keep one's temper verb: to remain calm; to avoid becoming angry or annoyed.

Verb

keep one's temper (third-person singular simple present keeps one's temper, present participle keeping one's temper, simple past and past participle kept one's temper)

  1. (idiomatic) To remain calm; to avoid becoming angry or annoyed.

Antonyms of keep one's temper

Forms of keep one's temper

third-person singular presentkeeps one's temper
present participlekeeping one's temper
past participlekept one's temper
pastkept one's temper

Questions about keep one's temper

What does keep one's temper mean?
Keep one's temper means to remain calm; to avoid becoming angry or annoyed.
What part of speech is keep one's temper?
Keep one's temper is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep one's temper?
The past tense of keep one's temper is kept one's temper.

Words near keep one's temper in the dictionary

  1. keep one's pecker up
  2. keep one's powder dry
  3. keep one's shirt on
  4. keep one's side of the bargain
  5. keep one's stick on the ice
  6. keep one's temper
  7. keep one's tits on
  8. keep one's voice down
  9. keep one's wits about one
  10. keep one's word
  11. keep oneself to oneself

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