keep up
verb
kept up; keeping up; keeps up
1
: to keep adequately informed or up-to-date
keep up on international affairs
2
: to continue without interruption
rain kept up all night
3
: to maintain contact or relations with someone
keep up with old friends
Examples of keep up in a Sentence
let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
kept the house up while the owners were gone
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For many, the hope is that UNC can match similar investments by peer institutions, such as UCLA and the University of Michigan, and keep up with the financial success of many schools within the rival SEC or Big Ten conferences.
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Stalin, who personally approved many of the arrest lists, kept up with poetry and opera.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Many viewers were no doubt scratching their heads trying to keep up and figure it all out, even as Jeff Probst explained on screen why certain people could not vote or draw at certain times.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Even with the return of state employees to downtown offices twice a week, businesses in Sacramento are struggling to keep up with operating costs.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Stalin, who personally approved many of the arrest lists, kept up with poetry and opera.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Many viewers were no doubt scratching their heads trying to keep up and figure it all out, even as Jeff Probst explained on screen why certain people could not vote or draw at certain times.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Even with the return of state employees to downtown offices twice a week, businesses in Sacramento are struggling to keep up with operating costs.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for keep up
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“Keep up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20up. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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