keep around

verb

to keep something near one.

“It's worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.”

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Meanings

verbkeep around (third-person singular simple present keeps around, present participle keeping around, simple past and past participle kept around)

present singular third person keeps around · participle present keeping around · participle past kept around · past kept around

  1. transitiveto keep something near one.

    It's worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.

Cite this entry
APA

keep around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20around

MLA

“keep around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20around. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep around,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20around.

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