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keep the field

keep the field verb: to keep the military campaign open; to maintain one's ground.

Verb

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

  1. To keep the military campaign open; to maintain one's ground.

Forms of keep the field

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

Questions about keep the field

What does keep the field mean?
Keep the field means to keep the military campaign open; to maintain one's ground.
What part of speech is keep the field?
Keep the field is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep the field?
The past tense of keep the field is kept the field.

Words near keep the field in the dictionary

  1. keep the ball rolling
  2. keep the bones green
  3. keep the book
  4. keep the change
  5. keep the faith
  6. keep the field
  7. keep the flag flying
  8. keep the home fires burning
  9. keep the lights on
  10. keep the pace
  11. keep the peace

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