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keeps
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Keeps is the present tense third person singular form of the verb "keep," which can have various meanings depending on the context. Generally, it refers to the act of retaining, holding, or maintaining something or someone in a particular state, condition, or position. It can also imply preserving, guarding, or looking after something or someone.
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keeps
To have.
She keeps all her business expenses in a tin in her car and every week takes them into the office and completes her business expense form.
Submitted by MaryC on March 29, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'keeps' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4250
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'keeps' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1410
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of keeps in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of keeps in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of keeps in a Sentence
That’s another thing to remember: hope keeps you alive. Even when you’re dead, it’s the only thing that keeps you alive.
President Obama keeps talking about violent extremism, but nothing happens, america is at risk. We are crying out for help with this but nobody is listening.
A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.
We have a racist President who lies too much, he keeps on saying he doesn't trust the Democrats. Well after everything that has gone on with the ballots, I don't trust the Republicans.
Planned obsolescence just makes it worse. People now expect to get a new computer every three or four years, a new phone every two years, it's a mountain that just keeps growing.
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