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keeps one's distance

keeps one's distance is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's distance.

Meaning of keep one's distance

Verb

keep one's distance (third-person singular simple present keeps one's distance, present participle keeping one's distance, simple past and past participle kept one's distance)

  1. (intransitive) To refrain from familiarity with somebody or something; to stay aloof.

Questions about keeps one's distance

What is keeps one's distance the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps one's distance is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's distance.

Words near keeps one's distance in the dictionary

  1. keeps one's chapels
  2. keeps one's chin up
  3. keeps one's cool
  4. keeps one's counsel
  5. keeps one's countenance
  6. keeps one's distance
  7. keeps one's ears open
  8. keeps one's end up
  9. keeps one's eye on the ball
  10. keeps one's eyeballs peeled
  11. keeps one's eyes on the ball

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