Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep to oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: keep- -to one-self
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted.

Intransitive verb

verb

To refrain from telling or giving; to keep secret, or refuse to share.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"She preferred to keep to herself after her husband died."
"I've done no harm, I keep to myself / There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health"
"keep oneself to oneself"
"Then he fell to gabbling strange and dreadful things which were not clearly understandable, and which the doctor admonished them to keep to themselves."

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps to oneself (present, singular) keeping to oneself (participle, present) kept to oneself (participle, past) kept to oneself (past)

Phrases

to oneself

Synonyms

keep oneself to oneself

Questions

What does keep to oneself mean?: To purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted.

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