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保持 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
  • possession noun Something that a person owns.

Senses

保持 is used for these senses in English:

  • keep (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
  • keep (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
  • possession Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.

keep — full definition

  1. verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
  2. verb To continue doing something, or to stay in a particular state.
  3. verb To look after, guard, or support someone or something.
  4. verb To honour or fulfil a promise, rule, or appointment.
  5. noun The central, most heavily fortified tower of a castle.

possession — full definition

  1. noun Something that a person owns.
  2. noun The state of owning, holding, or controlling something.
  3. noun Control of the ball in a sport.
  4. noun The state of being controlled by a supernatural force.

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