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keeps the lights on

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

Meaning of keep the lights on

Verb

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

  1. To maintain operating expenses for a business.

Questions about keeps the lights on

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

Words near keeps the lights on in the dictionary

  1. keeps the ball rolling
  2. keeps the book
  3. keeps the field
  4. keeps the flag flying
  5. keeps the home fires burning
  6. keeps the lights on
  7. keeps the pace
  8. keeps the peace
  9. keeps the pot boiling
  10. keeps the powder dry
  11. keeps the show on the road

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