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keep going
Overview of verb keep-going
The verb keep going has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. run on, keep going -- (continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M.")
2. tide over, bridge over, keep going -- (suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year")
3. retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going -- (allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could")
4. patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going -- (be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could")
Antonyms of verb keep-going
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb keep-going
4 senses of keep going
Sense 1
run on, keep going
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> act, move
Sense 2
tide over, bridge over, keep going
=> suffice, do, answer, serve
=> satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to
=> meet, fit, conform to
=> match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
=> equal, be
Sense 3
retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
=> keep, maintain, hold
Sense 4
patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
=> foster, nurture
=> encourage
=> inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb keep-going
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb keep-going
4 senses of keep going
Sense 1
run on, keep going
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
Sense 2
tide over, bridge over, keep going
=> suffice, do, answer, serve
Sense 3
retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
Sense 4
patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
=> foster, nurture
'Cause To' of verb keep-going
Derived Forms of verb keep-going
Domain of verb keep-going
Domain Terms of verb keep-going
Familiarity of verb keep-going
keep going used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb keep-going
4 senses of keep going
Sense 1
run on, keep going
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
tide over, bridge over, keep going
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 3
retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 4
patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb keep-going
4 senses of keep going
Sense 1
run on, keep going
> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> hold
=> run on, keep going
=> ride
Sense 2
tide over, bridge over, keep going
> suffice, do, answer, serve
=> tide over, bridge over, keep going
=> go a long way
=> serve, function
=> qualify, measure up
=> go around
Sense 3
retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
> prolong, sustain, keep up
=> retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
Sense 4
patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
> foster, nurture
=> patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
=> serve, serve well
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb keep-going
Sense 1
run on, keep going
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
Sense 3
retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
Sense 4
patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
=> foster, nurture
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Sense 2
tide over, bridge over, keep going
=> suffice, do, answer, serve
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