KEEP BACK - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. keep back VB intr

keep back

zurückbleiben

keep back (stay at distance)

Abstand halten

keep back from that vicious dog, children

bleibt von diesem bösartigen Hund weg, Kinder

II. keep back VB trans

1. keep back (hold away):

to keep back ⇆ sb/sth

jdn/etw zurückhalten

security guards kept the fans back from the rock stars

Sicherheitskräfte hielten die Fans von den Rockstars fern

2. keep back (retain):

to keep back ⇆ sth

etw verschweigen

3. keep back (prevent advance):

to keep back ⇆ sb

jdn aufhalten

the slower students were keeping the more intelligent ones back

die langsameren Schüler behinderten das Vorankommen der intelligenteren

to keep sb back from doing sth

jdn daran hindern, etw acc zu tun

Present

I	keep back
you	keep back
he/she/it	keeps back
we	keep back
you	keep back
they	keep back

Past

I	kept back
you	kept back
he/she/it	kept back
we	kept back
you	kept back
they	kept back

Present Perfect

I	have	kept back
you	have	kept back
he/she/it	has	kept back
we	have	kept back
you	have	kept back
they	have	kept back

Past Perfect

I	had	kept back
you	had	kept back
he/she/it	had	kept back
we	had	kept back
you	had	kept back
they	had	kept back