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keeps faith

keeps faith is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 keeps faith

What is keeps faith the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps faith is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep faith.

Words near keeps faith in the dictionary

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

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