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kept the lights on

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

Meaning of keep the lights on

Verb

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

  1. To maintain operating expenses for a business.

Questions about kept the lights on

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

Words near kept the lights on in the dictionary

  1. kept the ball rolling
  2. kept the book
  3. kept the field
  4. kept the flag flying
  5. kept the home fires burning
  6. kept the lights on
  7. kept the pace
  8. kept the peace
  9. kept the pot boiling
  10. kept the powder dry
  11. kept the show on the road

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