What part of speech is keeps?

Keeps can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. keeps is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of keep (infinitive).
  • 2. keeps is a noun, plural of keep.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does keeps mean?

Definitions

Verb

keep - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
keep - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
keep - maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"
keep - hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school"
keep - have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"
keep - store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"
keep - fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"
keep - maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
keep - maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
keep - supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"

Noun

keep - the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

Examples of keeps

#   Sentence  
1. verb India keeps what it has while Pakistan and China (which was gifted a slice of the territory three decades ago) do likewise.
2. verb We don't need another incident as exploring the cosmos is something that keeps our imagination going as a species.
3. verb It can ward off and cure a number of diseases, keeps the body youthful and enables an easy delivery in childbirth.
4. verb Which, I might add is the same foot that keeps crumbling with the nails.
5. verb Every time we go they seem to have a different ingredient or two which keeps things interesting.
6. verb What keeps you up so late?
7. verb The ascendancy of monarchs is what keeps their subjects from rebellion.
8. verb The bank keeps money for people.
9. verb A hedge between keeps friendship green.
10. verb Activity keeps the mind from rusting.
11. verb A shit a day keeps the doctor away.
12. verb The medical profession keeps handing out warnings about smoking.
13. verb My watch keeps very good time.
14. verb The hen keeps her brood under her.
15. verb Despite the fact that Mary keeps saying I was the only man she'd like to marry, when I proposed to her, she said "NO". I cannot make head or tail of it.
16. noun Especially high end keep sake sort of clothing that you just cant find in a lot of stores.
Sentence  
verb
India keeps what it has while Pakistan and China (which was gifted a slice of the territory three decades ago) do likewise.
We don't need another incident as exploring the cosmos is something that keeps our imagination going as a species.
It can ward off and cure a number of diseases, keeps the body youthful and enables an easy delivery in childbirth.
Which, I might add is the same foot that keeps crumbling with the nails.
Every time we go they seem to have a different ingredient or two which keeps things interesting.
What keeps you up so late?
The ascendancy of monarchs is what keeps their subjects from rebellion.
The bank keeps money for people.
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
Activity keeps the mind from rusting.
A shit a day keeps the doctor away.
The medical profession keeps handing out warnings about smoking.
My watch keeps very good time.
The hen keeps her brood under her.
Despite the fact that Mary keeps saying I was the only man she'd like to marry, when I proposed to her, she said "NO". I cannot make head or tail of it.
noun
Especially high end keep sake sort of clothing that you just cant find in a lot of stores.

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