Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature;
- Example: "We cannot continue several servants any longer"- Example: "She retains a lawyer"- Example: "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"- Example: "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"- Example: "We kept the work going as long as we could"- Example: "She retained her composure"- Example: "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"[syn: retain, continue, keep, keep on]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
keep on
v 1: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a
property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants
any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune
waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our
grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the
work going as long as we could"; "She retained her
composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many
washings" [syn: retain, continue, keep, keep on]