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keeping an act

keeping an act is the present participle and gerund of keep an act.

Meaning of keep an act

Verb

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

  1. To hold an academical disputation.

Questions about keeping an act

What is keeping an act the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping an act is the present participle and gerund of keep an act.

Words near keeping an act in the dictionary

  1. keeping a tight rein on
  2. keeping a watch out
  3. keeping a weather eye open
  4. keeping across
  5. keeping ahead
  6. keeping an act
  7. keeping an eye on
  8. keeping an eye open
  9. keeping an eye out
  10. keeping an eye peeled
  11. keeping an eye skinned

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