to keep up

Examples

• All

• He makes sure to keep up his garden, watering the plants regularly and pulling out weeds.

• Keep it up and we'll all be proud of you.

  A Separate Peace (2004)

• All we have to do is just keep up the pressure.

  Reagan (2024)

• Now all you have to do is keep it up for the rest of your life.

  You Kill Me (2007)

• - Okay Lisa, keep up the good work.

  The Domination of the Becoming (2018)

• Keep up the good work.

  Coup de Cinema (2011)

• Keep up the good work, soldier.

  Wrath of Man (2021)

• We've got to forever keep up the pressure to drive improvements.

  Academic text (2010)

• You need to keep up your fluids and your snacks.

• Keep up the good work, Wanko.

  The Cottonwood (1996)

Synonyms

K

to keep

vsto keep up

∞ 1.0

To continue doing something or stay in the same state

aims to preserve condition and prevent decay rather than just holding or continuing

P

to preserve

vsto keep up

504 3.4

To keep people and things safe from harm or change

applies active care and repairs instead of leaving things unchanged

K

to keep safe

vsto keep up

375 1.8

To protect people or things from danger

focuses on long term condition and preventing decay rather than only safety

M

to maintain

vsto keep up

103 3.1

Keep something in good condition by repairing and protecting it

also protects against harm and loss beyond routine repairs

C

to conserve

vsto keep up

73 3.4

Protect something from harm or waste by using it carefully

relies more on active repairs and condition care than on saving resources

Antonyms

N

to neglect

189 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

D

to deteriorate

130 5.9

To get worse in quality, condition, or value

How Maintained

to preserve

504 3.4

to keep up

35 3.0

to tend

162 1.0

to restore

261 3.5

neglect

94 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology