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kept around

kept around is the simple past and past participle of keep around.

Meaning of keep around

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to keep something near one.
    • It's worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.

Questions about kept around

What is kept around the simple past and past participle of?
Kept around is the simple past and past participle of keep around.

Words near kept around in the dictionary

  1. kept an eye on
  2. kept an eye open
  3. kept an eye out
  4. kept an eye peeled
  5. kept an eye skinned
  6. kept around
  7. kept at
  8. kept away
  9. kept away from
  10. kept back
  11. kept body and soul together

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