KEEP - Translation from English into Polish

I. keep¹ <kept, kept> [ki:p] VB trans

1. keep (have):

keep: trzymać [perf za-]

keep the change: proszę zatrzymać resztę

2. keep (store):

keep: przechowywać [perf przechować]

keep: trzymać

3. keep (stop):

keep: zatrzymać

to keep sb waiting: kazać komuś czekać

4. keep form (protect):

keep: chronić [perf o-]

to keep sth dry: chronić coś przed wilgocią

to keep goal: bronić bramki

5. keep (not forget about):

keep: dotrzymywać [perf dotrzymać]

keep secret: dochować

6. keep (write):

keep: prowadzić

to keep a record of sth: zapisywać coś

to keep books up to date: prowadzić księgowość na bieżąco

7. keep (provide for):

keep: utrzymywać [perf utrzymać]

8. keep (obey):

to keep sth: przestrzegać czegoś

Phrases:

to keep one's balance: utrzymywać [perf utrzymać] równowagę

to keep one's head: zachowywać [perf zachować] spokój

II. keep¹ <kept, kept> [ki:p] VB intr

1. keep (stay):

to keep still: nie ruszać się

to keep left: trzymać się lewej strony

2. keep (continue):

to keep on doing sth: nie przestawać czegoś robić

3. keep (not go stale):

keep: zachować świeżość

Phrases:

keep down!: padnij!

keep going!: tak trzymaj!

how are you keeping? Brit: jak się masz?

III. keep¹ [ki:p] N

keep no pl:

keep: utrzymanie nt

to earn one's keep: zarabiać na swoje utrzymanie

Phrases:

for keeps inf: na zawsze

keep² N ARCHIT

keep: donżon m (wieża)

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keep VB

to keep one`s [especially: your] head: nie stracić głowy perf only

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keep VB

keep off sth: unikać [tematu]

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keep VB

keep tabs on sth/sb (to monitor someone or something): nie spuszczać kogoś z oka

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keep N

keep (fortified tower) HISTORY: donżon

keep at VB trans to keep at doing sth

1. keep at (force):

to keep at doing sth: zmuszać do robienia czegoś

2. keep at (continue):

to keep at doing sth: kontynuować coś

I. keep away VB intr

to keep away from sb/sth: trzymać się z daleka od kogoś/czegoś

II. keep away VB trans

to keep sb/sth away from sb/sth: nie dopuszczać kogoś/czegoś do kogoś/czegoś

I. keep back VB intr

to keep back from sb/sth: nie zbliżać się do kogoś/czegoś

II. keep back VB trans

1. keep back money:

keep back: zatrzymywać [perf zatrzymać]

2. keep back information, facts:

keep back: zatajać [perf zataić]

keep back: ukrywać [perf ukryć]

keep down VB trans

1. keep down (suppress):

to keep sb down: ujarzmić kogoś

2. keep down (not increase):

to keep sth down: utrzymywać coś na niskim poziomie

3. keep down (vomit):

not to keep one's food down: zwracać jedzenie

Phrases:

keep it down!: [bądź] cicho!

keep from VB trans

1. keep from (prevent):

to keep sb from doing sth: powstrzymywać [perf powstrzymać] kogoś od (z)robienia czegoś

I couldn't keep myself from laughing: nie mogłem się powstrzymać od śmiechu

2. keep from (not tell):

to keep sth from sb: ukrywać [perf ukryć] coś przed kimś

keep in VB trans esp Brit

to keep sb in: zatrzymywać [perf zatrzymać] kogoś

keep off VB trans

1. keep off (stop):

an umbrella to keep off the rain: parasol dla ochrony przed deszczem

2. keep off (on signs):

keep off the grass!: nie deptać trawników!

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

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

Present Perfect
I	have	kept
you	have	kept
he/she/it	has	kept
we	have	kept
you	have	kept
they	have	kept

Past Perfect
I	had	kept
you	had	kept
he/she/it	had	kept
we	had	kept
you	had	kept
they	had	kept

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

keep out!: wejście [lub przejście] wzbronione!

keep going!: tak trzymaj!

keep down!: padnij!

to keep sb alive: utrzymywać [perf utrzymać] kogoś przy życiu

to keep one's balance: utrzymywać [perf utrzymać] równowagę

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The museum has made a policy concerning preservation of boats to restore them to their previous condition and to keep them seaworthy.

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The person decides what to let in and what to keep out, is resistant to emotional contagion and psychological manipulation, and is difficult to exploit.

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Keep your ordinary checking account, but tell your bank not to let you overdraw it.

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In order to keep a nuclear reactor intact and functioning, and to extract useful power from it, a cooling system must be used.

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Their function is to pick off debris so as to keep the surface clean and to prevent larvae of other invertebrates from settling and growing there.

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