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keeps shtum

keeps shtum is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep shtum.

Meaning of keep shtum

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive) To not tell anyone; especially, to keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.
    • If I tell you, you have to promise to keep shtum about it.

Questions about keeps shtum

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

Words near keeps shtum in the dictionary

  1. keeps pace
  2. keeps quiet
  3. keeps rank
  4. keeps schtum
  5. keeps score
  6. keeps shtum
  7. keeps sight of
  8. keeps someone company
  9. keeps someone guessing
  10. keeps someone honest
  11. keeps someone in the loop

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