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keep to1Avoid leaving (a path, road, or place): I didn’t have his faith in the traffic, so I kept to the edge of the kerb...- She made up her mind that if she went one way, keeping to a straight path, she would eventually find the edge of the forest.
- Mr Timm added that followers were permitted to meet the hunt wherever they came from, as long as they kept to the roads and did not stray on to the surrounding fields.
- And off I sailed, keeping to the main road which was quite dry, and well salted.
Synonyms follow, follow closely, stick to, stay on 1.1Adhere to (a schedule): the administration has kept to a tight timetable...- The secret of keeping to an exercise schedule is to make it enjoyable and this man sure knows how to do it.
- It is impossible to keep to any kind of schedule.
- I kept to a regular schedule as much as possible, leaving myself the morning hours to get what I needed to do done and going to bed in the late afternoon.
1.2Observe (a promise): she was anxious to keep to her resolve to lay before him all the facts...- We could be crucial in scrutinising whether the government keeps to its promises about reconstruction.
- We are trying to ensure Lincolnshire officials keep to that Government promise.
- I have managed to keep to my promise to get back to the gym.
Synonyms obey, abide by, observe, follow, comply with, adhere to, act in accordance with, conform to, be governed by, respect, defer to; honour, keep, fulfil, act on, stand by, stick to, be bound by, be true to, keep faith with, make good, carry out 1.3Confine or restrict oneself to: nothing is more irritating than people who do not keep to the point...- Although now I drank a wide range of fluids I still kept to the restricted salad, fruit and lean food diet.
- Instead, the vast majority of people who drive sensibly and keep to speed limits will have to live with ridiculous restrictions and longer queues as a result.
- Ensure that topics of conversation are kept to literary or academic subjects.
Synonyms stick to, restrict oneself to, confine oneself to See parent entry: keep |