Meanings (ES + gloss)
guardar
To hold the status of something.
I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
I only meant to lend him the shirt at first, but it looked better on him than me, so I told him to keep it.
guardar • mantener
To hold the status of something.
I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.
The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.
permanecer
To hold the status of something.
Metrocles somewhat indiscreetly, as he was disputing in his Schole, in presence of his auditory, let a fart, for shame whereof he afterwards kept his house and could not be drawen…
The wrathful skies / Gallow the very wanderers of the dark / And make them keep their caves.
mantener
To hold the status of something.
He kept a mistress for over ten years.
criar
To hold the status of something.
He has been keeping orchids since retiring.
Of course boys are boys and need watching, but there is little watching necessary when they keep chickens.
continuar • seguir
To hold or be held in a state.
I keep taking the tablets, but to no avail.
Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. […] Next day she […] tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head. Then, thwarted, the wretched creature went to…
Phrases
a man is known by the company he keepsan apple a day keeps the doctor at bayan apple a day keeps the doctor awaybook-keepdon't keep a dog and bark yourselfgate-keepgatekeepgift that keeps on givinghow are you keepingkeep a civil tonguekeep a civil tongue in one's headkeep a civil tongue in one's mouthkeep a close watchkeep a cool headkeep a dog and bark oneselfkeep a lid onkeep a look-outkeep a lookoutkeep a low profilekeep a tight rein onkeep a watch outkeep a weather eye openkeep acrosskeep aheadkeep an actkeep an eye onkeep an eye openkeep an eye outkeep an eye peeledkeep an eye skinnedkeep aroundkeep atkeep at arm's lengthkeep awaykeep away fromkeep backkeep body and soul togetherkeep cavekeep companykeep counsel