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)
- (intransitive) To refrain from coming (near).
- I'm keeping away from Joe until he calms down.
- (transitive) To prevent from coming (near).
- Keep your children away from the construction site: it's dangerous!
TranslationsEdit
to refrain from coming (near)
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to prevent from coming (near)
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