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kept one's distance

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

Meaning of keep one's distance

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To refrain from familiarity with somebody or something; to stay aloof.

Questions about kept one's distance

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

Words near kept one's distance in the dictionary

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

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