keep away

See also: keep-away

EnglishEdit

VerbEdit

keep away (third-person singular simple present keeps away, present participle keeping away, simple past and past participle kept away)

1. (intransitive) To refrain from coming (near).

   I'm keeping away from Joe until he calms down.

2. (transitive) To prevent from coming (near).

   Keep your children away from the construction site: it's dangerous!

TranslationsEdit

to refrain or prevent from coming (near)

• German: fernhalten (de)

• Maori: whakamatara