verb

 

have to have something permanently or for the whole of a period of time

You can keep that dress if you like it.

 

make do sth to make someone do something that stops them doing something else

She kept me talking for ages.

 

make late to make someone arrive later than they planned

I was expecting you at six - what kept you?

 

write to write down something in order to remember it

to keep records/notes

 

food If food or drink keeps, it remains fresh.

 

provide money to provide enough money for someone to live

I can't keep a family on that salary.

 

animals to have and look after animals

Our neighbours keep pigs.

 

noun

 

the money needed to pay for someone to eat and live in a place

He earns his keep working in a garage.