keep

To stay in a particular state, condition or position.

• Please keep quiet during the film.
  Lütfen film sırasında sessiz kalın.
• Keep still while I take the photo.
  Fotoğrafı çekerken kıpırdamadan dur.

To make someone or something stay in a particular state or position.

• Please keep the door closed when the heating is on.
  Kalorifer açıkken lütfen kapıyı kapalı tut.
• This thick coat will keep you warm all winter.
  Bu kalın mont seni bütün kış sıcak tutar.

To continue doing something without stopping.

• Keep walking until you see the station.
  İstasyonu görene kadar yürümeye devam et.
• Keep trying – you'll get it right in the end.
  Denemeye devam et, sonunda başaracaksın.

To do something again and again, often in an annoying way.

• My phone keeps switching itself off.
  Telefonum durmadan kendi kendine kapanıyor.
• I keep forgetting her name.
  Adını unutup duruyorum.

To store something in a particular place.

• Where do you keep the sugar?
  Şekeri nerede tutuyorsun?
• I keep my books on this shelf.
  Kitaplarımı bu rafta tutarım.

To have something and not give it back, sell it or throw it away.

• You can keep the book – I've already read it.
  Kitap sende kalsın, ben zaten okudum.
• I've kept all the letters you sent me.
  Bana gönderdiğin bütün mektupları sakladım.

To continue to have a quality, job or position and not lose it.

• Try to keep your balance on the ice.
  Buzda dengeni korumaya çalış.
• He worked hard so that he could keep his job.
  İşini kaybetmemek için çok çalıştı.

To delay someone or make someone stay somewhere.

• What kept you? We've been waiting for an hour.
  Seni ne alıkoydu? Bir saattir bekliyoruz.
• I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
  Sizi beklettiğim için özür dilerim.

To save something for someone or for a later time.

• Could you keep a seat for me?
  Bana bir yer ayırır mısın?
• Let's keep the rest of the pizza for tomorrow.
  Pizzanın kalanını yarına saklayalım.

To do what you have promised or agreed to do.

• He always keeps his promises.
  Sözlerini her zaman tutar.
• She couldn't keep the appointment because she was ill.
  Hasta olduğu için randevusuna gidemedi.

To not tell anyone a secret, or to hide information from someone.

• Can you keep a secret?
  Sır tutabilir misin?
• She kept the news from her parents for a week.
  Haberi bir hafta boyunca ailesinden sakladı.

To write down information regularly, for example in a diary or a record.

• She has kept a diary since she was ten.
  On yaşından beri günlük tutuyor.
• Please keep a record of everything you spend.
  Lütfen harcadığın her şeyin kaydını tut.

To stop someone from doing something.

• The noise from the street kept me from sleeping.
  Sokaktaki gürültü uyumamı engelledi.
• I hope I'm not keeping you from your work.
  Umarım seni işinden alıkoymuyorumdur.

To continue in a particular direction, or to stay on one side of a road or path.

• Keep left at the next junction.
  Bir sonraki kavşakta soldan gidin.
• Please keep to the path when you walk through the park.
  Parkta yürürken lütfen patikadan ayrılmayın.

To own and look after animals.

• They keep chickens and goats on their farm.
  Çiftliklerinde tavuk ve keçi besliyorlar.
• My grandfather kept bees for many years.
  Dedem yıllarca arı yetiştirdi.

To stay fresh and good to eat.

• Fresh milk doesn't keep for long.
  Taze süt uzun süre dayanmaz.
• This soup will keep in the fridge for three days.
  Bu çorba buzdolabında üç gün bozulmadan kalır.

To give someone the money, food and other things needed to live.

• He earns enough to keep his family.
  Ailesini geçindirecek kadar kazanıyor.
• She kept herself by working in a café at night.
  Geceleri bir kafede çalışarak kendini geçindirdi.