keep

tutmak, saklamak

Bir şeyi geri vermeyip veya başkasına vermeyip elinde bulundurmaya devam etmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To continue to have something instead of returning it or giving it away.

• You can keep the pen.
• I kept the jacket she gave me.
• Do you want to keep these photos?

Eş anlamlılar: retain, hold on to

Zıt anlamlılar: return

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: keep the change, keep something forever, keep a copy, keep old letters

kalmak

Belli bir durumda olmaya devam etmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To stay in a particular state or condition.

• Please keep quiet.
• We kept warm by the fire.
• How do you keep so calm?

Nasıl kullanılır: keep + adjective (Keep still while I take the photo.)

Eş anlamlılar: stay, remain

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: keep quiet, keep warm, keep calm

tutmak, korumak

Birinin veya bir şeyin belli bir durumda kalmasını sağlamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make sure someone or something stays in a particular condition.

• Keep your hands clean.
• The lid kept the food fresh.
• How do you keep the children busy?

Nasıl kullanılır: keep someone/something + adjective (This coat keeps me warm.); keep something in something (Keep the flowers in water.)

Eş anlamlılar: maintain, preserve

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: keep something clean, keep someone happy, keep something dry

saklamak, muhafaza etmek

Bir şeyi sahibi ihtiyaç duyana kadar güvenli bir yerde saklamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To hold something for someone and protect it until they need it.

• Can you keep my bag?
• She kept my passport safe during the trip.
• I will keep your money until you return.

Nasıl kullanılır: keep something for someone (Can you keep my keys for me?)

Eş anlamlılar: hold, look after

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: keep something safe, keep something for someone

geçim, iaşe

Yaşamak için gereken yiyecek, barınak veya para.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The food, shelter, or money someone needs to live.

• He works for his keep.
• She earned her keep by cooking for the family.
• The farm pays for the horses’ keep.

Eş anlamlılar: upkeep, maintenance

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: earn your keep, pay for someone’s keep

iç kale

Bir kalenin ortasında bulunan, saldırı sırasında korunmak için kullanılan sağlam kule.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The strong central tower of a castle, used for protection during attacks.

• The keep has thick walls.
• Soldiers defended the keep during the attack.
• We climbed to the top of the old keep.

Eş anlamlılar: central tower

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: castle keep, stone keep, inside the keep

durum

Bir şeyin, özellikle gördüğü bakımın sonucunda, nasıl bir durumda olduğu.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The condition something is in, especially how well it has been looked after.

• The house was in good keep.
• They found the estate in poor keep.
• The old grounds remain in fine keep.

Nasıl kullanılır: in good/poor keep (The gardens were in good keep.)

Eş anlamlılar: condition, state

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: in good keep, in poor keep