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keeping faith

keeping faith is the present participle and gerund of keep faith.

Meaning of keep faith

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To retain one's faith.
    Synonyms:
    abide by, hold on, go to the wall for someone, stand by, stick by, stick with
  2. (transitive) To continue to have confidence in someone or something, and to support them or it.
    • It capped the perfect night for manager Southgate, who opted to restore Saka and keep faith with Foden, leaving out Marcus Rashford despite his two goals in the win over Wales.2022 December 4, Phil McNulty, “England 3-0 Senegal”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    stand by, stick by

Questions about keeping faith

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

Words near keeping faith in the dictionary

  1. keeping cave
  2. keeping company
  3. keeping counsel
  4. keeping count
  5. keeping down
  6. keeping faith
  7. keeping from
  8. keeping going
  9. keeping good time
  10. keeping house
  11. keeping in

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