Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Transfer
Transfer verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.
Usage example: before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother
How words are described
| sweet | sweet keep | sweet transfer |
| human | human keep | human transfer |
| good | good keep | good transfer |
| full | full keep | full transfer |
| Other adjectives: better, perfect, complete, straight, rough, actual. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Homura Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica is one, although she doesn't transfer for educational reasons, but rather to keep and eye on and protect Madoka.
Source: New Transfer Student - Hoping to keep their son alive, his parents transfer his soul into the body of a robot...
Source: Fanfic Recs / Tiger & Bunny -
Some people tell us they transfer the 'MR BUBBLE' powder to a plastic container, or even a large coffee can, to keep dampness out of the powder.
Source: Poe's Law
Cite this Source
Transfer and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/transfer
Keep & Transfer. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/transfer>.
Transfer or Keep. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/transfer.
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