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Definition keep from in British English

keep from phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to prevent someone from doing something or prevent something from happening

Example

These worries kept her from sleeping properly.

Example

The troops withheld fire to keep the situation from escalating.

Synonyms and related words
prevent stop avoid stop prevent check
2

to not tell someone something

Example

I kept the news from him for a while.

Synonyms and related words
fall silent hush dry up
Definition keep from in British English