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keeps under

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

Meaning of keep under

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.
    • In many places the local contingents of the army of “three million beggars” were regarded simply as animals to be kept under and exploited […]1956, Carlile Aylmer Macartney, October Fifteenth: A History of Modern Hungary, 1929–1945, volume 1, page 68

Questions about keeps under

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

Words near keeps under in the dictionary

  1. keeps to
  2. keeps to one's knitting
  3. keeps to oneself
  4. keeps together
  5. keeps tryst
  6. keeps under
  7. keeps up
  8. keeps up appearances
  9. keeps up with
  10. keeps up with the Joneses
  11. keeps up with the times

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