keep away

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keep away

verb keeps away · keeping away · kept away

  1. intransitive To refrain from coming (near). I'm keeping away from Joe until he calms down.
  2. transitive To prevent from coming (near). Keep your children away from the construction site: it's dangerous!

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verb to refrain from coming (near)

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"keep away." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keep%20away. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{keep_away_2026,
  title = {keep away},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20away},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}