| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| keep [sth]⇒ vtr | (save, retain) | spara vtr |
| | | behålla vtr |
| | | bevara vtr |
| | Don't drink all the water. We need to keep some for tomorrow. |
| | Drick inte upp allt vattnet. Vi måste spara lite till imorgon. |
| keep [sth] vtr | (not return) | behålla vtr |
| | | ha kvar vtr partikel skj |
| | I've decided to keep the bike instead of returning it to the store. |
| | Jag har bestämt mig för att behålla cykeln istället för att lämna tillbaka den till affären. |
| keep [sth] vtr | (store) (vardaglig) | ha vtr |
| | | förvara vtr |
| | | lagra vtr |
| | She keeps the canned food in the basement. |
| | Hon förvarar burkmaten i källaren. |
| keep [sth] vtr | (animals: raise) | ha vtr |
| | | hålla vtr |
| | | äga vtr |
| | She has kept bees for over forty years. |
| | Hon har haft bin i fyrtio år. |
| keep [sth] vtr | (put aside) | spara vtr |
| | | lägga undan vtr partikel skj |
| | I'll keep some of this preserve for next summer. |
| | Jag ska spara lite av hans marmelad tills nästa sommar. |
| keep [sth] vtr | UK (stock) | ha ngt på lager vbal uttr |
| | | ha vtr |
| | No, we don't keep any foreign language books, but we could order this for you. |
| | Nej, vi har inga böcker på utländska språk i lager, men vi skulle kunna beställa det till dig. |
| keep [sth] vtr | (conserve) | spara vtr |
| | | lägga undan vtr partikel skj |
| | Let's keep the rest of the coal for the really cold weather. |
| | Vi sparar resten av kolet för det riktigt kalla vädret. |
| keep [sth] vtr | (reserve) | hålla vtr |
| | | reservera vtr |
| | | lägga undan vtr partikel skj |
| | Keep those tables to one side for the managing director and his team. |
| | Håll de borden på ena sidan för driftledaren och hans team. |
| keep doing [sth] v expr | (continue to do [sth]) | fortsätta att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | He kept working until six o'clock. |
| | Han fortsatta att arbeta tills klockan sex. |
| keep [sth] vtr | (records: maintain, continue) | föra vtr |
| | | hålla vtr |
| | She keeps records of all expenses. |
| | Hon för arkiv på alla utgifter. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| keep n | (castle) | torn, huvudtorn s |
| | The militia defended the city with bows and arrows from the keep. |
| keep n | UK, dated (maintenance, cleaning) | underhåll s |
| | | hushåll s |
| | (vardaglig) | markservice s |
| | The maid was in charge of the keep of the house. |
| keep n | (subsistence) | uppehälle s |
| | He earned a hundred pounds a week, and gave fifty to his mother for his keep. |
| keep⇒ vi | (continue on a course) | fortsätta vitr |
| | | hålla sig till ngt vbal uttr |
| | Columbus kept west till he found land. |
| keep vi | (remain unspoiled) | hålla sig vitr partikel |
| | | stå sig, klara sig vitr partikel |
| | The meat will keep for weeks if frozen. |
keep right,
keep left vi + adv | (sign: stay on left, right) | hålla vitr |
| | | hålla till vitr + prep |
| | The road sign said "keep left." |
| keep [sb]⇒ vtr | (support) | försörja vtr |
| | He works long hours to keep her and her five children. |
| keep [sb] vtr | UK (provide lodging) | hysa vtr |
| | (tillfälligt) | inhysa vtr |
| | (över natten) | härbärgera vtr |
| | She keeps five lodgers in her little house. |
| keep doing [sth] vtr | (continue on) | fortsätta att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Keep going straight and you will find the store. |
| keep [sth]⇒ vtr | (fulfill commitment) | hålla vtr |
| | Jill left to keep her appointment with Professor Evans. |
| keep [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (have custody of) | ha vårdnad om vbal uttr |
| | (vardaglig) | få vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | ha vtr |
| | She kept the children after the divorce. |
| keep [sb]⇒ vtr | (detain) (vardagligt) | hålla vtr |
| | | hålla kvar ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The police kept the men all night for questioning. |
| keep [sth/sb] + [adj] vtr + adj | (conserve as specified) | hålla vtr |
| | (formell) | bevara vtr |
| | Peter likes to keep his car clean. |