to keep on

Examples

• All

• So I want you to keep on singing, you hear me?

  Due Season (2022)

• And from then on, we just kept on fighting.

  Joey & Rex Save the Church (2022)

• We're going to keep on giving you money.

  Alannized

• Good luck in the garden and keep on growing, yeah?

• How does he keep on finding my number?

  Erzulie (2022)

• Further, it is not enough to just encourage them to keep on learning.

  Academic text (1997)

• So are we going to keep on climbing out soon?

• And that helps support us and lets us keep on doing this podcast.

• And so keep on sewing, keep on working hard.

  Hannah Kathleen

• Despite the challenges, she decided to keep on studying every night for her exams.

Synonyms

K

to keep

vsto keep on

∞ 1.0

To continue doing something or stay in the same state

is only about doing without stopping, not about holding possession or control

C

to continue

vsto keep on

∞ 1.0

To keep doing something without stopping

is the phrasal two-word form of the same ongoing action

G

to go on

vsto keep on

∞ 1.0

Keep happening or keep being done without stopping

is the phrasal expression used for the same simple nonstop action

K

to keep going

vsto keep on

357 1.6

To continue doing something without stopping

is a neutral ongoing action without implying extra effort or resuming

C

to carry on

vsto keep on

253 2.7

To continue doing something after an interruption or when it is difficult

is neutral ongoing action without implying resuming or hardship

G

to get on with

vsto keep on

168 2.3

Continue doing something, especially after an interruption

is about nonstop continuation, not specifically resuming or making progress

H

to hang on

vsto keep on

• Informal

46 3.3

To continue doing something and refuse to give up

is simple continued action without the strong sense of refusal or stubbornness

P

to press on

vsto keep on

26 3.9

To keep going with a task even when it is hard

is about continuing generally rather than focusing on pushing through obstacles

P

to push on

vsto keep on

21 3.7

Move forward or keep going despite difficulty

is the general nonstop action rather than the forceful effort implied here

P

to persist in

vsto keep on

20 4.1

To keep doing something even when it is difficult or people disagree

is neutral ongoing doing without necessarily implying determination or resistance

C

to carry on with

vsto keep on

19 2.6

Continue doing something after a pause or interruption

is about nonstop action without implying a prior pause or break

P

to plough on

vsto keep on

• UK

1 5.0

Keep doing something despite difficulty or others telling you to stop

is neutral ongoing activity without implying stubborn determination or opposition

Antonyms

Q

to quit

668 1.0

To stop doing a habit or activity like smoking

S

stop

310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

How Persistent

to persevere

22 5.1

to persist

62 3.7

to keep on

306 1.4

to continue

∞ 1.0

to pause

346 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology