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keeps going

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

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

Words near keeps going in the dictionary

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

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