keep house (for someone)
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keep house — phrasal 1. : to occupy or maintain a separate house or establishment as opposed to living with parents or relatives or boarding out is married and keeping house 2. Brit : to remain secluded at home to evade creditors * * * keep house To maintain… … Useful english dictionary
house — house1 [ haus ] (plural houses [ hauzəz ] ) noun *** ▸ 1 building for living in ▸ 2 company/organization ▸ 3 restaurant/hotel etc. ▸ 4 area for audience ▸ 5 type of music ▸ 6 used in building names ▸ 7 old important family ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
house */*/*/ — I UK [haʊs] / US noun Word forms house : singular house plural houses UK [ˈhaʊzɪz] / US [ˈhaʊzəz] 1) a) [countable] a building for living in, usually where only one family lives I d love a house with a garden. a three bedroom house move house (=… … English dictionary
for — [ weak fər, strong fɔr ] function word *** For can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): I bought some flowers for Chloe. Wait there for a while. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): I told her to leave, for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
keep — 1 /ki:p/ verb past tense and past participle kept /kept/ 1 NOT GIVE BACK (T) to have something and not need to give it back: You can keep it. I don t need it. | Try it for a week and we guarantee you ll want to keep it. 2 NOT LOSE (T) to continue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
keep — [[t]ki͟ːp[/t]] ♦ keeps, keeping, kept 1) V LINK ERG If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. [V n adj/prep] The noise kept him awake... [V n adj/prep] Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar... [V adj/prep] To keep… … English dictionary
house — house1 W1S1 [haus] n plural houses [ˈhauzız] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where someone lives)¦ 2¦(building)¦ 3¦(government)¦ 4¦(company)¦ 5¦(theatre)¦ 6 in house 7 put/set/get your (own) house in order 8 bring the house down … Dictionary of contemporary English
for — 1 strong,; strong /fO:r/ preposition 1 intended to be given to or belong to a particular person: I ve got a present for you. | Save some for Arthur. 2 intended to be used in a particular situation: We ve bought some new chairs for the office. | a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
keep — [c]/kip / (say keep) verb (kept, keeping) –verb (t) 1. to maintain in one s action or conduct: to keep watch; to keep step; to keep silence. 2. to cause to continue in some place, position, state, course, or action specified: to keep a light… …
house — 1 / haUs/ plural houses / haUziz/ noun (C) 1 WHERE YOU LIVE a) a building that you live in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one family: a four bedroom house | Why don t you all come over to our house for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
