to keep up
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2.8
- phrasal verb
- /kip ʌp/
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- To succeed in this class, you must keep up with the assignments and readings.
- keep up to date
- keep up with the latest
- keep up the pace
So still, still trying to keep up that mental morale.
- So still, still trying to keep up that mental morale.
- And it's like it happens quick because you got to keep up and it's fast.
- But I'm pretty sure I can keep up with most things pretty well.
- If you want to keep up with them, subscribe.
- I understand you're not keeping up with the rules and the regulations.
- However, they've kept up with superconducting qubits well.
- But you can't keep up that game forever.
- And we no one's going to be able to keep up, I think.
- But you have to keep up to the standards.
- Like we need to keep up a decorum on set.
Examples
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"At times it can be challenging to keep up with all the things you need to do."
Academic text (1992) -
Thanks and keep up the good work, OK?
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But you have to keep up to the standards.
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I got to keep up with you quick.
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And so here I was just trying to keep up and stay strong.
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Have a nice summer everybody, and keep up your reading.
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Be sure to keep up with me, Henry Lee.
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Are they not keeping up with the literature?
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It's a struggle for all you island children to keep up with the mainlanders.
Fiction book (1990) -
Who wants to be treated by a doctor who doesn't keep up with what's happening in his field?
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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1.0
To get a person's posts and updates on social media
931
3.1
Keep an activity, quality, or schedule going over time
586
1.0
To stay in the same job or role
172
3.5
To learn about the latest news or trends
102
4.0
To keep something going for a long time
87
3.0
Continue doing something well with the same effort
29
3.5
Move at the same speed as someone or something
27
4.1
To keep informed and in control to avoid problems
20
4.1
To keep doing something even when it is difficult or people disagree
8
5.3
To stay informed about recent changes or news in a subject
7
3.1
To keep up with the latest news and events
4
5.6
To stay up to date with new information
3
3.9
Stay modern by learning about new trends
1
3.9
Keep up with changes so you do not fall behind
Antonyms
How Up-to-Date
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to continue or maintain the same level' is directly derivable from combining 'keep' (to continue or retain) with 'up' (indicating a maintained or higher position/state). This compositional motion/continuation sense is a common phrasal-verb pattern and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reasonably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Keep up often means to stay at the same speed or level; imagine trying to walk fast behind a friend, you must keep your pace up so you do not fall behind, so it means 'continue at the same level' or 'stay informed'.