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keeping to oneself

keeping to oneself is the present participle and gerund of keep to oneself.

Meaning of keep to oneself

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted.
    • She preferred to keep to herself after her husband died.
  2. (transitive) To refrain from telling or giving; to keep secret, or refuse to share.
    • keep oneself to oneself

Questions about keeping to oneself

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

Words near keeping to oneself in the dictionary

  1. keeping the show on the road
  2. keeping the wolf from the door
  3. keeping time
  4. keeping to
  5. keeping to one's knitting
  6. keeping to oneself
  7. keeping together
  8. keeping tryst
  9. keeping under
  10. keeping up
  11. keeping up appearances

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