Keep and Wait

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Wait

Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.

Keep and wait are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Wait".

Nearby Words: waited, waiting, waiter

How words are described

old old keep old wait
good good keep good wait
best best keep best wait
typical typical keep typical wait
Other adjectives: usual, short, regular, single, big, huge, black, inner, few, remaining, longest.

Common collocations

character keep character wait character
number keep number wait number
rest keep rest wait rest
house keep house wait house
Other words: time, way, money, game, distance, head, ship.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Sector General Oh, wait... Hive Mind: The radiation-eating and individually bug-like lizard-like keep notes, White Telfi.
  • Video Game / Pokémon Channel And no, throwing the Pokémon food doesn't help you at all, if anything, it's just there to keep you entertained while you wait.
  • His default behavior is to keep his distance and wait for the player to make a move (or throw flaming shuriken at a passive opponent).
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