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KEEP GOING
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be a regular customer or client of
Example:
Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
Synonyms:
keep going; patronage; patronise; patronize; support
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "keep going" is one way to...):
foster; nurture (help develop, help grow)
Verb group:
keep going; run on (continue uninterrupted)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Suffice for a period between two points
Example:
This money will keep us going for another year
Synonyms:
bridge over; keep going; tide over
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "keep going" is one way to...):
answer; do; serve; suffice (be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Sense 3
Meaning:
Continue uninterrupted
Example:
The party kept going until 4 A.M.
Synonyms:
keep going; run on
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "keep going" is one way to...):
continue; go along; go on; keep; proceed (continue a certain state, condition, or activity)
Verb group:
keep going; patronage; patronise; patronize; support (be a regular customer or client of)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
