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kept one's countenance

kept one's countenance is the simple past and past participle of keep one's countenance.

Meaning of keep one's countenance

Verb

keep one's countenance (third-person singular simple present keeps one's countenance, present participle keeping one's countenance, simple past and past participle kept one's countenance)

  1. To preserve a calm appearance, hiding one's emotions.

Questions about kept one's countenance

What is kept one's countenance the simple past and past participle of?
Kept one's countenance is the simple past and past participle of keep one's countenance.

Words near kept one's countenance in the dictionary

  1. kept one's cards close to one's chest
  2. kept one's chapels
  3. kept one's chin up
  4. kept one's cool
  5. kept one's counsel
  6. kept one's countenance
  7. kept one's distance
  8. kept one's ears open
  9. kept one's end up
  10. kept one's eye on the ball
  11. kept one's eyeballs peeled

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