kept
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kept
- /ˈkɛpt/
Rhymes with -ɛpt
Where it comes from
From Middle English kept, kepte, from Old English cēpte; see -t.
verb
- simple past and past participle of keep
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unbroken, adhered, attained, avoided, been, borne, bound, bred, brought, cared, carried, classified, compelled, complied, conditioned, conducted
Talk about this word "kept." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kept. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kept. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kept "kept." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kept.Cite this
@misc{kept_2026,
title = {kept},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}