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kept faith

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

Meaning of keep faith

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To retain one's faith.
    Synonyms:
    abide by, hold on, go to the wall for someone, stand by, stick by, stick with
  2. (transitive) To continue to have confidence in someone or something, and to support them or it.
    • It capped the perfect night for manager Southgate, who opted to restore Saka and keep faith with Foden, leaving out Marcus Rashford despite his two goals in the win over Wales.2022 December 4, Phil McNulty, “England 3-0 Senegal”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    stand by, stick by

Questions about kept faith

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

Words near kept faith in the dictionary

  1. kept cave
  2. kept company
  3. kept counsel
  4. kept count
  5. kept down
  6. kept faith
  7. kept from
  8. kept going
  9. kept good time
  10. kept house
  11. kept in

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