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

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of keep

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Closest in meaning: unbroken, adhered, attained, avoided, been, borne, bound, bred, brought, cared, carried, classified, compelled, complied, conditioned, conducted

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"kept." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kept. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kept. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kept

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"kept." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kept.

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@misc{kept_2026,
  title = {kept},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kept},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}