Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep going

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.48 in modern English

Syllables: keep- -go-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To continue functioning; to maintain.

Intransitive verb

verb

To proceed; to make progress, physically or figuratively.

Transitive verb

verb

To see that (a person) is continually supplied with something, or that they can progress or carry on.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The grandfather clock keeps going for over a week without winding."
"The Gunners have never gone out of the FA Cup in the third round under Arsene Wenger and never lost to a lower division side, two impressive runs they kept going at Elland Road on an evening that was fraught with potential dangers."
"I didn't think I could run any longer, but fear kept me going."
"I'll put all this meat in my freezer, and it'll keep me going for many months."
"[…] he was generous when he had the cash. Many a time he kept me going in drink through the week when I was stuck for the ready […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps going (present, singular) keeping going (participle, present) kept going (participle, past) kept going (past)

Synonyms

patronize patronise patronage support tide over bridge over run on

Questions

What does keep going mean?: To continue functioning; to maintain.

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