to continue to do something
to continue to learn about something or find out about something, so that you know the latest things that are happening
to continue to pretend that something is true
to continue to understand what someone is saying
to make progress or learn at the same speed as someone or something
to move at the same speed as someone or something
to prevent someone from going to bed
By studying hard she managed to keep up.
He had to hurry to keep up with her.
His family kept up the pretence that he had been ill.
I found myself unable to keep up with the conversation.
I told you she’s my sister, not my girlfriend. Keep up!
It’s late. I’d better not keep you up any longer.
Keep up the good work.
She tried to appear cheerful but couldn’t keep it up.
The trade unions continued to keep up pressure for higher wages.
Try to keep up!
We always try to keep up with our competitors.
We try to keep up with what’s happening.
We’re on a winning streak – hopefully we can keep it up.
keep up
keeps up
keeping up
kept up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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