Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep one's word

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
keep- one's -word
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Do what one has said one will do.

Inflected Forms

keeps one's word (present, singular) keeping one's word (participle, present) kept one's word (participle, past) kept one's word (past)

Synonyms

stay true to one's word be as good as one's word deliver the goods

Antonyms

break one's word

Questions

What does keep one's word mean?
Do what one has said one will do.

How to pronounce keep one's word

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “keep one's word”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “keep one's word”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “keep one's word” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.