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keeps on keeping on

keeps on keeping on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 keeps on keeping on

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

Words near keeps on keeping on in the dictionary

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

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