keep

verbbriathar 1 hold on to transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu he kept his job choinnigh sé a phost keep the change coinnigh an briseadh, coimeád an tsóinseáil I kept the receipt choimeád mé an admháil 2 not to lose transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu he kept his temper choinnigh sé guaim air féin it keeps its colour ní imíonn an dath as, ní thréigeann a dhath she has kept her good looks níor chaill sí a scéimh you have to keep a sense of humour bíonn acmhainn grinn ag teastáil uait 3 store transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu keep your password in a safe place coinnigh do phasfhocal in áit shábháilte their details are kept on file coimeádtar a sonraí ar taifead where does she keep the brandy? cá mbíonn an branda aici? I keep my money in the bank tá mo chuid airgid i dtaisce agam sa bhanc 4 stock transitiveaistreach we don't keep that model níl an déanamh sin againn they keep spare parts bíonn páirteanna breise acu 5 maintain house etc transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu keep the place tidy coimeád slacht ar an áit he likes to keep a tidy house is maith leis an teach a choinneáil glan to keep house bheith i mbun an tí, bheith i bhfeighil an tí 6 have animals etc transitiveaistreach he keeps hens tá cearca aige 7 commercetráchtáil run (business etc) transitiveaistreachbheith i mbun cmubheith i bhfeighil cmu my uncle kept a pub bhí pub ag m'uncail she kept shop for him bhí sí i mbun an tsiopa dó 8 support, provide for transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmuriar ar cmu she has a family to keep tá teaghlach le coinneáil aici they kept us in food choinnigh siad bia linn he has barely enough to keep himself is ar éigean atá riar a cháis aige 9 write down record etc transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu he kept a record of all calls choinnigh sé taifead de gach glao to keep minutes miontuairiscí a scríobh 10 save, set aside transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu keep a seat for me coimeád suíochán dom they kept the best till last choinnigh siad an chuid ab fhearr go dtí an deireadh he kept her a copy choinnigh sé cóip di 11 observe, respect transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu can you keep a secret? an féidir leat rún a choinneáil? they keep the Sabbath coimeádann siad an tsaoire 12 detain transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmumoill a chur ar VP cmu we won't keep you long ní choinneoimid i bhfad thú, ní chuirfimid mórán de mhoill ort they were kept standing fágadh ina seasamh iad the team was kept behind coimeádadh an fhoireann siar keep them inside at night coimeád laistigh istoíche iad 13 protect transitiveaistreachcosain verb cmucumhdaigh verb cmu may the Lord keep them all go gcumhdaí Dia iad ar fad, faoi choimrí Dé iad ar fad seat belts keep them safe from harm coinníonn criosanna sábhála saor ó bhaol iad 14 sportspórt defend goal etc transitiveaistreach to keep goal bheith sa chúl, imirt sa chúl 15 mount (guard, watch) transitiveaistreach to keep guard bheith ar garda to keep watch bheith ag faire 16 also musicceol maintain time etc transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu my watch isn't keeping time accurately níl m'uaireadóir ag coinneáil an ama go cruinn to keep the beat an buille a choimeád 17 stick to hours etc transitiveaistreach we keep normal office hours oibrímid gnáthuaireanta oifige, gnáthuaireanta oifige a bhíonn againn 18 sustain transitiveaistreach to keep sb going duine a choinneáil ag dul, duine a choimeád ag imeacht 19 informalneamhfhoirmeálta rejecting sth transitiveaistreach you can keep your football! beir uaim í mar pheil!, coinnigh agat féin í mar pheil!, coimeád chugat féin í mar pheil! 20 stay fresh intransitiveneamhaistreachseas verb cmumair verb cmufan úr VP cmu it'll keep for a few days seasfaidh sé cúpla lá, mairfidh sé go ceann cúpla lá 21 (of news etc) be able to wait intransitiveneamhaistreach it'll keep until tomorrow is féidir leis fanacht go dtí amárach 22 discussing health intransitiveneamhaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu he isn't keeping too well níl sé ag coinneáil go rómhaith, níl sé rómhaith how are you keeping? cén chaoi a bhfuil tú?, cad é mar atá tú?, conas atá tú? 23 remain in place or state intransitiveneamhaistreachfan verb cmu she managed to keep upright d'éirigh léi fanacht ina seasamh they keep indoors fanann siad istigh you need to keep warm caithfidh tú coinneáil te, ní mór duit tú féin a choimeád te I kept quiet d'fhan mé i mo thost keep quiet! bí ciúin! to keep in touch with sb coinneáil i dteagmháil le duine, fanacht i dteagmháil le duine keep within the speed limit fan laistigh den teorainn luais if you want to keep healthy más áil leat tú féin a choimeád sláintiúil 24 maintain in place or state transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu they kept them together choimeád siad le chéile iad keep the engine running coimeád an t-inneall ar siúl she kept her hands up choinnigh sí a lámha in airde the drugs will keep him alive coimeádfaidh na drugaí beo é he kept the desk clean choinnigh sé an deasc glan that will keep him quiet coinneoidh sé sin ciúin é it kept me awake choimeád sé i mo dhúiseacht mé keep them coming! scaoil chugam iad! I keep myself busy coimeádaim mé féin gnóthach 25 continue, persist with intransitiveneamhaistreachcoinnigh ort PhrV cmulean ort PhrV cmulean ar aghaidh VP cmu keep checking coinnigh ort ag seiceáil she kept changing the subject lean sí uirthi ag athrú an ábhair he keeps trying to annoy me bíonn sé i gcónaí ag iarraidh cur isteach orm don't keep looking over at them stop ag féachaint anonn orthu it keeps getting better tá sé ag éirí níos fearr agus níos fearr, tá sé ag dul ó neart go neart keep left fan ar chlé keep straight ahead lean ort díreach ar aghaidh 26 feed or medicate (on sth) transitiveaistreachcoinnigh verb cmucoimeád verb cmu keep her on tea and toast coinnigh ar thae agus tósta í nounAinmfhocal 27 maintenance, support he was writing for his keep bhí sé ag scríobh lena chuid a shaothrú she earned her keep bhí sí ag saothrú a coda he paid for his keep d'íoc sé a bhealach féin 28 architectureailtireacht part of castledaingean masc1 cmu castle keep daingean caisleáin SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → -kept PhrasesNathanna for keeps informalneamhfhoirmeálta le coinneáille coimeád it's yours for keeps is leatsa é le coinneáil to play for keeps informalneamhfhoirmeálta seriously they're playing for keeps tá siad an-dáiríre, ní ar mhaithe le spraoi atá siad if this is ..., then you can keep it más é seo an rud is ... ann, coinnigh agat féin é if this is what they call education, then they can keep it más é seo an rud ar a dtugann siad oideachas, coinnídís acu féin é to keep sb at it informalneamhfhoirmeálta duine a choinneáil ag obair I kept them at it all day choinnigh mé ag obair iad an lá ar fad, níor lig mé dóibh staonadh an lá ar fad to keep in with sb coinneáil istigh le duinebheith ag fosaíocht le duine to keep sth to yourself rud a choinneáil agat féinrud a choimeád chugat féinrud a choinneáil faoi rún keep the password to yourself coinnigh an pasfhocal agat féin keep that to yourself ná hinis é sin do neach beo to keep up with the Joneses cos a choinneáil leis na comharsanacoinneáil suas leis na comharsanabheith á fhéachaint leis na comharsana Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ keep after→ keep at→ keep away→ keep back→ keep down→ keep from→ keep in→ keep off→ keep on→ keep on about→ keep on at→ keep out→ keep out of→ keep to→ keep under→ keep up→ keep up with

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