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Definition keep to in American English

keep to phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to prevent an amount or number from passing a limit

Example

You should keep your intake of alcohol to two drinks per day.

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2

to follow an agreement or a rule, by doing what you should do or what you said you would do

Example

Try to keep to a regular schedule when you travel overseas.

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3

to stay on a path, road, etc. when you are going somewhere

Example

You must keep to the path.

Example

They kept to the side of the field.

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4

to write or talk about the subject that you have started to talk about, and not any other subject

Example

I wish he'd just keep to the subject.

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Definition keep to in American English