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363 PHRASAL VERBS

 keep on (tr or intr)

 continue; [-e devam etmek, yapıp durmak]

The students kept asking questions.
We kept on walking in spite of the rainy weather.
The strike kept on in the afternoon.

 keep out

 (intr) stay outside; [ dışarıda kalmak]

I kept out side because she didn’t let me in.
Read the sign ‘Keep out’.

 (tr) prevent from entering; [ içeri sokmamak]

I am wearing a hat to keep the sun out of my eyes.
Keep the press out of my room. I am very busy.

 keep up (tr)

 maintain (an effort) not to allow to decline; [ (çaba, güç, moral vs.) devam ettirmek,
sürdürmek ]

Keep up your speed till the end.
Let’s sing songs to keep our morale up.

 to maintain in good order; [ iyi durumda tutmak, bakımını sağlamak]

This car is too expensive to keep up.

 keep up with (tr)

 maintain the same rate as, do with the same amount of energy; [aynı düzeyde kalmak]

We can’t keep up with all the changes in computer technology?

My scholarship was increased to keep up with the rise in prices.
She was doing extra homework to keep up with her classmates.

 kick against (tr)

 protest about or resist sth; [ -e karşı çıkmak, protesto etmek]

It’s no use kicking against the rules.