to keep up with
172
3.5
- phrasal verb
:
mantenerse al día (con)
- Do you both feel the pressure of keeping up with current social media trends?
- keep up with change
- keep up with the latest
- struggle to keep up with
You do feel like you have to keep up with it, especially that many channels.
- You do feel like you have to keep up with it, especially that many channels.
- My talk today is on can ethics and policy keep up with big data analytics?
- And then you should check out or keep up with Juan on Twitter at Begaria Juan.
- So do you keep up with the people that you went to film school with?
- I've been doing pretty good this year in terms of keeping up with the releases that I want.
- So we were trying to keep up with essentially Hitler's weapons research.
- A lot of people feel this way and they either want to keep up with fashion or they love shopping.
Examples
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The sisters held regular classes for the girls so they could keep up with their studies.
Fiction book (1993) -
The nonprofit helps kids and their parents keep up with the schoolwork during the pandemic.
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Are you ready to keep up with this?
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So do you keep up with the people that you went to film school with?
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"At times it can be challenging to keep up with all the things you need to do."
Academic text (1992) -
Develop a robust professional learning network to keep up with the latest technologies.
Academic text (2013) -
And once again, do read the chapters in order to keep up with what's going on.
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Ideally keep up with the readings before you come to class.
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A good case manager also keeps up with corporate trends and legislation that affect patient care.
Academic text (1998) -
To succeed in today's fast-paced world, it's important to keep up with the latest technological advancements.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To get a person's posts and updates on social media
507
2.8
To continue at the same speed or level as others
174
2.7
To watch and write down progress or details
90
2.5
To learn what happened while you were away
43
3.9
To watch someone or something closely over time to see what happens
27
4.1
To keep informed and in control to avoid problems
22
7.9
To understand current ideas and styles
14
4.1
To learn the latest information about a project or task
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 Informed
8
3.0
172
3.5
- Texting
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
119
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'keep' (maintain), 'up' (maintain level or continuation), and 'with' (in relation to) combine to give a sense of maintaining pace or position relative to something, so a learner can partially infer 'stay at the same level as' or 'remain informed'. However, the specific pragmatic use 'stay informed about developments' is a conventionalized phrasal-verb extension that relies on knowing how 'keep up with' functions in English, so it is not fully predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Keep up with comes from a simple image: imagine walking behind a fast friend; to keep up you must match their speed and not fall behind. So when you keep up with the news or trends, it means you follow them closely and 'stay informed'.