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keeping going

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

Meaning of keep going

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To continue functioning; to maintain.
    • The grandfather clock keeps going for over a week without winding.
  2. (transitive) To proceed; to make progress, physically or figuratively.
    • The Gunners have never gone out of the FA Cup in the third round under Arsene Wenger and never lost to a lower division side, two impressive runs they kept going at Elland Road on an evening that was fraught with potential dangers.2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, in BBC
  3. (transitive) To see that (a person) is continually supplied with something, or that they can progress or carry on.
    • I didn't think I could run any longer, but fear kept me going.

Questions about keeping going

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

Words near keeping going in the dictionary

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

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