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kept to oneself

kept to oneself is the simple past and past participle of keep to oneself.

Meaning of keep to oneself

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted.
    • She preferred to keep to herself after her husband died.
  2. (transitive) To refrain from telling or giving; to keep secret, or refuse to share.
    • keep oneself to oneself

Questions about kept to oneself

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

Words near kept to oneself in the dictionary

  1. kept the show on the road
  2. kept the wolf from the door
  3. kept time
  4. kept to
  5. kept to one's knitting
  6. kept to oneself
  7. kept together
  8. kept tryst
  9. kept under
  10. kept up
  11. kept up appearances

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