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keeping on keeping on

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

Meaning of keep on keeping on

Verb

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

  1. (imperative, informal) To continue persevering; to carry on carrying on; to carry on with one's current activity or endeavor; an expression of encouragement.
    • Near-synonyms: keep it up; (sometimes also) hang in, hang in there, hang on
    Synonyms:
    keep it up, hang in, hang in there, hang on

Questions about keeping on keeping on

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

Words near keeping on keeping on in the dictionary

  1. keeping off
  2. keeping off the street
  3. keeping off the streets
  4. keeping on
  5. keeping on about
  6. keeping on keeping on
  7. keeping on trucking
  8. keeping one's breath to cool one's porridge
  9. keeping one's cards close to one's chest
  10. keeping one's chapels
  11. keeping one's chin up

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