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kept one's fingers crossed

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

Meaning of keep one's fingers crossed

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To hope for the best, to show support.
    Synonyms:
    have one's fingers crossed

Questions about kept one's fingers crossed

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

Words near kept one's fingers crossed in the dictionary

  1. kept one's eyeballs peeled
  2. kept one's eyes on the ball
  3. kept one's eyes open
  4. kept one's eyes peeled
  5. kept one's eyes skinned
  6. kept one's fingers crossed
  7. kept one's guard up
  8. kept one's hair on
  9. kept one's head
  10. kept one's head above the water
  11. kept one's head above water

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