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kept the book

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

Meaning of keep the book

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of hold the book (“to act as prompter”).
    • […] or people with very specific responsibilities such as keeping the book or prompting (as in opera).2018, Peter Maccoy, Essentials of Stage Management
    Synonyms:
    hold the book

Questions about kept the book

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

Words near kept the book in the dictionary

  1. kept straight
  2. kept stumm
  3. kept tabs on
  4. kept the baby
  5. kept the ball rolling
  6. kept the book
  7. kept the field
  8. kept the flag flying
  9. kept the home fires burning
  10. kept the lights on
  11. kept the pace

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