Keep and Treasure

Keep

Keep verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
Usage example: keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone

Treasure and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Treasure" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Treasure

Treasure verb - To put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place.
Usage example: a trove of fine wines that he had lovingly treasured over the years

Keep and treasure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Treasure".

How words are described

old old keep old treasure
good good keep good treasure
valuable valuable keep valuable treasure
best best keep best treasure
Other adjectives: specific, single, open, small, powerful, actual, massive, big, great, huge, black, important, personal, extra, eponymous.

Common collocations

life keep life treasure life
people keep people treasure people
family keep family treasure family
time keep time treasure time
Other words: way, money, existence, sister, friends, memories.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / National Treasure In the first film, Patrick Gates knows that the villains will only keep them alive so long as they need help finding the treasure, and so encourages Ben to maintain that status quo.
  • Worthless Treasure Twist The other half of the story is the attempt to keep his father from taking a family treasure, hidden in a box the whole time, and pawning it.
  • He legally was able to keep the rest of the treasure for himself, though said treasure is never mentioned again after that scene.
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