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Phrasal verbs with keep<\/span> are vital for B2 English learners, especially for the FCE exam.<\/strong> These multi-word verbs combine keep<\/span> with a preposition or adverb, creating new meanings often different from the original verb. Mastering them helps you express actions like continuing, controlling, or avoiding with greater precision and fluency. For example, keep on<\/span> means to continue, as in She keeps on talking<\/span>, while keep down<\/span> means to control or reduce, like Keep the noise down<\/span>. Other important ones include keep up with<\/span> (stay at the same level), keep to<\/span> (follow a plan), and keep away<\/span> (avoid). Understanding these specific combinations is key to sounding more natural and achieving a higher score in your B2 First exam.<\/div>\n

What Are Phrasal Verbs with KEEP?<\/h2>\n

Phrasal verbs are combinations of a main verb and one or two particles (prepositions or adverbs). These particles change the meaning of the verb.<\/p>\n

The verb keep<\/span> is very common in English. When combined with different particles, it forms many useful phrasal verbs. These are important for B2 level English and for exams like the B2 First (FCE).<\/p>\n

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Essential Phrasal Verbs with KEEP for B2<\/h2>\n

Let's look at some key phrasal verbs with keep<\/span> that you should know:<\/p>\n

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  • Keep on<\/span>:<\/strong> This means to continue doing something. It can also suggest that something happens repeatedly, perhaps annoyingly.<\/li>\n
  • Keep down<\/span>:<\/strong> This phrasal verb has a few meanings:\n
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    • To prevent something from increasing in number, level, or size.<\/li>\n
    • To control noise or a feeling.<\/li>\n
    • To manage to hold food in your stomach (not vomit).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Keep in<\/span>:<\/strong> This means to make someone stay inside, often in a hospital or school, or to control a feeling.<\/li>\n
    • Keep up with<\/span>:<\/strong> This phrasal verb has two main meanings:\n
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      • To move at the same speed as someone or something.<\/li>\n
      • To understand or stay informed about something that is changing very fast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Keep to<\/span>:<\/strong> This means to follow or stay with something, such as a plan, a path, a promise, or a subject.<\/li>\n
      • Keep away<\/span>:<\/strong> This means to not go somewhere or near something, or to prevent someone from going near something.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Summary of Essential Phrasal Verbs with KEEP<\/caption>\n
        Phrasal Verb<\/th>\nMeaning<\/th>\nExample<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
        keep on<\/span><\/td>\nContinue doing something; do repeatedly<\/span><\/td>\nHe kept on talking for an hour.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        keep down<\/span><\/td>\nControl or reduce (number, level, noise)<\/span><\/td>\nTry to keep the costs down.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        keep in<\/span><\/td>\nMake someone stay inside (e.g., hospital)<\/span><\/td>\nThey kept her in for a night.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        keep up with<\/span><\/td>\nMove at the same speed as; stay informed<\/span><\/td>\nI can't keep up with the news.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        keep to<\/span><\/td>\nFollow (a plan, path, rule)<\/span><\/td>\nWe must keep to the schedule.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        keep away<\/span><\/td>\nNot go near; avoid<\/span><\/td>\nKeep away from the fire.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

        Examples<\/h2>\n
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        • Please keep on trying, you'll succeed eventually!<\/span><\/li>\n
        • The baby kept on crying for hours.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • We need to keep our expenses down this month.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Can you keep the noise down? I'm trying to work.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • The doctor decided to keep him in for observation.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • It's hard to keep up with all the new technology.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • She walks so fast, I can't keep up with her.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • You must keep to the speed limit.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Always keep to the main path when hiking.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Keep away from the edge of the cliff, it's dangerous.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Practice<\/h2>\n