Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Wait
Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.
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
Both words in one sentence
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Oh, wait... Hive Mind: The radiation-eating and individually bug-like lizard-like keep notes, White Telfi.
Source: Literature / Sector General -
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.
Source: Video Game / Pokémon Channel - 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).
Source: Goddamned Boss
Cite this Source
Wait and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/wait
Keep & Wait. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/wait>.
Wait or Keep. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/wait.
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