Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep away from

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English

Syllables
keep- -away from
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To avoid or eschew.

Intransitive verb

verb

To deny (someone or something) access to, to maintain distance between.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps away from (present, singular) keeping away from (participle, present) kept away from (participle, past) kept away from (past)

Questions

What does keep away from mean?
To avoid or eschew.

How to pronounce keep away from

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