keep up with

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keep up with

verb keeps up with · keeping up with · kept up with

informal To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one. Blake needed to run to keep up with the indignant Doctor.
figuratively, informal To manage to remain up to date with trends, fashions, etc. Keeping up with the latest hair trends as ever, Wella has just introduced Hair Sets in three variants.
informal To manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc.

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verb manage to remain beside or just behind

Español	seguir, ir al paso
Français	aller de pair avec
Deutsch	mithalten, mit etwas Schritt halten
Italiano	tenere dietro a

verb manage to remain up to date

Italiano	stare al passo con, non sfigurare

verb manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc

Italiano	stare al passo con

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@misc{keep_up_with_2026,
  title = {keep up with},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20up%20with},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}