1. retain
Cast iron retains heat for a long time. This soil retains water.
to retain humidity
And the more unequal societies are more likely also to retain the death penalty.
retaining wall
The company has retained its position as market leader.
ability to attract and retain good employees
The number of observations is retained in each bin.
If you use a computer, you can retain information.
I'd retain that old hat if I were you.
He sacrificed his outstanding career to retain his dignity.
the most chalanging thing about producing film was to be able to truly retain Jane's vision.
The atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the planet and retained by the Earth's gravity.
I retained all memories from this summer.
He said the current staff of about 10 people would be retained.
Only individuals with an aberrant temperament can in the long run retain their self-esteem in the face of the disesteem of their fellows.
Angielskie słowo "keep" (retain) występuje w zestawach:
#2 wejściówka ([nie]formalne)slowka ksiazka2. maintain
maintain relationhip
The prince says that the world will be saved by beauty! And I maintain that the reason he has such playful ideas is that he is in love.
To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life.
And at times when I became discouraged with trying to reconcile working and bringing up children, it was my husband who helped to maintain my determination.
And with all their charms they are not of a kind to maintain their influence over us for any length of time, when we know that they are nonentities.
Fathers and teachers, I ponder, "What is hell?" I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.
All persons shall have full and free liberty of religious opinion; nor shall any be compelled to frequent or maintain any religious institution.
All social animals use some methods of communication to exchange information and to maintain an orderly community.
The precious results of democracy are the apple of the people's eye and the people will fight to maintain these ideals.
Although it does require effort and resources to maintain a neighborhood, the investment is quickly repaid.
Critics maintain that these reforms will lead to a decline in educational standards.
She's maintaining three kids. (Ona ma na utrzymaniu trójkę dzieci
Definition to maintain a piece of machinery means to keep it in good working order by checking it regularly and mending it as soon as anything goes wrong with it
in a handwritten system, accounts are maintained either in a bound book or a series of separate sheets of paper or card, each account occupying a separate page.
3. keep kept kept
Angielskie słowo "keep" (keep kept kept) występuje w zestawach:
czasowniki nieregularne4. kept
He kept talking.
Milk has to be kept at a relatively low temperature.
I drank some of the milk and kept the rest in the refrigerator.
We kept track of all our expenses while we were in Australia.
Picasso kept drawing pictures until he was 91 years old.
The parcel will be kept at the post office until you call for it.
Tom managed to escape from the room where his kidnappers had kept him locked up.
I wish I'd kept up my Chinese. I need it for my job.
From the moment he arrived there, he kept on bothering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.
Lewis and Clark kept very careful records.
The bus was so crowded that I was kept standing all the way to the station.
You kept nodding off during that lecture, didn't you?
I found the book so interesting that I kept on reading it until daybreak.
That secret can't be kept forever.
Tom kept a list of all the food he'd eaten that week.
Angielskie słowo "keep" (kept) występuje w zestawach:
Czasowniki regularne i nie regularneczasowników nieregularne zapisane odwrotnie czyli ...Irregular verbs