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kept on keeping on

kept on keeping on is the simple past and past participle of keep on keeping on.

Meaning of keep on keeping on

Verb

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

  1. (imperative, informal) To continue persevering; to carry on carrying on; to carry on with one's current activity or endeavor; an expression of encouragement.
    • Near-synonyms: keep it up; (sometimes also) hang in, hang in there, hang on
    Synonyms:
    keep it up, hang in, hang in there, hang on

Questions about kept on keeping on

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

Words near kept on keeping on in the dictionary

  1. kept off
  2. kept off the street
  3. kept off the streets
  4. kept on
  5. kept on about
  6. kept on keeping on
  7. kept on truckin'
  8. kept on trucking
  9. kept one's breath to cool one's porridge
  10. kept one's cards close to one's chest
  11. kept one's chapels

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