keep up meaning
EN- VerbSGkeeps upPRkeeping upPT, PPkept up
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.
- He couldn't keep up with me, not by a long shot.
- They've been running him ragged trying to keep up with the demand for new features.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of keep up in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Phrases
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrasal verbs with particle (up)
- Phrasal verbs with particle (up)
- Phrasal verbs
- Verbs
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrasal verbs with particle (up)
- Phrasal verbs with particle (up)
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Phrasal verbs
- Phrases
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "keep up" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a verb, more specifically, a phrasal verb, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.