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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep someone up at night

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables
keep- -some-one up at night
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To worry, to disturb, to give someone sleepless nights.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps someone up at night (present, singular) keeping someone up at night (participle, present) kept someone up at night (participle, past) kept someone up at night (past)

Phrases

keep someone up late

Frequently Paired Words

keep someone up late

Questions

What does keep someone up at night mean?
To worry, to disturb, to give someone sleepless nights.

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