kept

K5E1P3T1
/ˈkɛpt/

A form of keep — To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

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unbroken
OriginMiddle English kept ← Old English cēpte →
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of keep

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

Similar
unbroken
Also see
unbroken

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcēpte
  2. Middle Englishkept
  3. Englishkept

From Middle English kept, kepte, from Old English cēpte; see -t.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kept

exceptacceptseptsteppedsweptinterceptadeptineptpreppeddisceptsusceptyclept
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Cite this entry
APA

kept. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kept

MLA

“kept.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kept. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kept,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kept.

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