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keep the book

keep the book verb: synonym of hold the book (“to act as prompter”).

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of hold the book (“to act as prompter”).
    • […] or people with very specific responsibilities such as keeping the book or prompting (as in opera).2018, Peter Maccoy, Essentials of Stage Management
    Synonyms:
    hold the book

Synonyms of keep the book

Forms of keep the book

third-person singular presentkeeps the book
present participlekeeping the book
past participlekept the book
pastkept the book

Questions about keep the book

What does keep the book mean?
Keep the book means synonym of hold the book (“to act as prompter”).
What part of speech is keep the book?
Keep the book is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep the book?
The past tense of keep the book is kept the book.

Words near keep the book in the dictionary

  1. keep telling yourself that
  2. keep term
  3. keep the baby
  4. keep the ball rolling
  5. keep the bones green
  6. keep the book
  7. keep the change
  8. keep the faith
  9. keep the field
  10. keep the flag flying
  11. keep the home fires burning

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