Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.64 in modern English

Syllables: keep- on
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To persist or continue.

Transitive verb

verb

To persist in talking about a subject, perhaps to the annoyance of the listener.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause or allow to remain in an existing position.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause or allow to remain in an existing position.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Keep on trucking!"
"Mum, Jimmy keeps on poking me!"
"The young woman kept on down Front Street, Warwick maintaining his distance a few rods behind her."
"For goodness sake, will you stop keeping on about it!"
"Coppard was unequivocal when speaking to RAIL about this: "I'll keep on telling the government that MML electrification is really important to us. I raised it with Heidi Alexander [Transport Secretary] last Thursday when she was here.""
"The new boss would like to keep the present secretary on."

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

keep on keeping on

Frequently Paired Words

turn on

Synonyms

continue go on leave on retain keep

Antonyms

turn off shut off

Questions

What does keep on mean?: To persist or continue.

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