Synonym: continue, keep, keep going, retain. Similar words: keep off, keep out of, keep, keep to, keep up, keep down, keep away, keep back. Meaning: v. allow to remain in a place or position.
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1. We’ll keep on driving while there’s still daylight.
2. Keep on going never give up.
3. Keep on your side of the bed!
4. No one is born a genius.Just keep on doing what you like and that itself is a talent.
5. Turn left at the corner and keep on as far as the church.
6. You’ve constantly got to keep on at people about that.
7. Don’t keep on at him about his handwriting or he’ll get a complex.
8. Let us keep on with our work.
9. Don’t keep on at the children about this incident.
10. Keep on the right side of the road.
11. He does keep on so!
12. We’ll keep on looking while it’s still light.
13. I wish you wouldn’t keep on interrupting me!
14. If her phone’s engaged, keep on trying.
15. Keep on until you reach the crossing.
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16. You just have to keep on trying.
17. Keep on until you get to the church.
18. I keep on thinking I’ve seen her before somewhere.
19. I won’t keep on waiting more than half a minute.
20. You need to keep on hammering away at achieving your goals.
21. If we keep on our way for another hour, we should reach the village.
22. I will mend the lamp just don’t keep on at me about it!
23. Keep on past the church; the stadium is about half a mile further on.
24. A policeman has to keep on his toes all the time he’s on duty.
25. I shall go bankrupt if you children keep on asking for more pocket money!
26. I want to know if he likes to keep on this house for another month.
27. Her coach encouraged her throughout the marathon race to keep on running.
28. A fellow doesn’t last long on what he has done. He’s got to keep on delivering as he goes along.
29. There’s always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.
30. It started as a hobby, but it got so addictive I had to keep on doing it.
More similar words: keep off, keep out of, keep, keep to, keep up, keep down, keep away, keep back, keep from, keep up with, keep in mind, keep in touch, keep an eye on, keep pace with, keep company with, report, deposit, report on, reporter, respond, component, opponent, sponsor, to the point, reporting, response, reportedly, enter upon, steep, sweep.
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#1
In the following sentences, I wonder if you could let me know which choice sounds better and why:
1- The meeting………………….a lot longer than I expected.
a) went on
b) carried on
c) continued
c) kept on
2- He………………….his father’s business.
a) went on
b) carried on
c) continued
c) kept on
According to my researches:
There are some serious regional devisions between the usage of each one of these verbs between AmE and BrE.
«Continue» is a formal word which rarely one uses it in conversation.
«Go on» is an informal equivalent for «continue».
«Carry on» is not used at all in AmE in this sense and most of the times it is used in war movies etc. rather than speech. «keep on» is an informal phrasal verb which is used very rarely in AmE.
But still I don’t know which one of these verbs can be used in each provided case of mine more naturally and idiomatically?
D D
Senior Member
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#2
«Continue» is right in both of your sentences
In second sentence, all seem right to me.
In first sentence you can also use » last»
The meeting lasted a lot longer than I expected.
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#3
1.: a, b and c are all fine. ‘Kept on’ isn’t as it doesn’t make sense in the context because it means ‘persist’. Meetings don’t persist. Legends can persist, an illness can persist.
2.: only b and c (continued, not kept on) make sense.
Synonyms for ‘continue’ in the WRF Dictionary:
Synonyms:
keep on, carry on, keep going, keep talking, keep reading, keep it up, persist, be prolonged, abide , go on, drag on, endure , hold out, last out, proceed , maintain , keep up, remain , stay , resume , stretch , survive , subsist
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#4
1.: a, b and c are all fine. ‘Kept on’ isn’t as it doesn’t make sense in the context because it means ‘persist’. Meetings don’t persist. Legends can persist, an illness can persist.
2.: only b and c (continued, not kept on) make sense.
Synonyms for ‘continue’ in the WRF Dictionary:
Synonyms:
keep on, carry on, keep going, keep talking, keep reading, keep it up, persist, be prolonged, abide , go on, drag on, endure , hold out, last out, proceed , maintain , keep up, remain , stay , resume , stretch , survive , subsist
Thank you very much London Calling. Therefore, based on what you mentioned, in my first example, the last choice (keep on) and in my example #2 the first and last choice (go on and keep on) will not work. It was really helpful. Meanwhile, I wonder if you let me know about AmE too. Does your definitions work in American English too?
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#5
I can only really speak for BE but to be honest I don’t think I’ve ever noticed this huge difference you mention.
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#7
1.: a, b and c are all fine. ‘Kept on’ isn’t as it doesn’t make sense in the context because it means ‘persist’. Meetings don’t persist. Legends can persist, an illness can persist.
2.: only b and c (continued, not kept on) make sense.
Synonyms for ‘continue’ in the WRF Dictionary:
Synonyms:
keep on, carry on, keep going, keep talking, keep reading, keep it up, persist, be prolonged, abide , go on, drag on, endure , hold out, last out, proceed , maintain , keep up, remain , stay , resume , stretch , survive , subsist
London Calling I wonder if you could answer to some other examples so that I could reach a conclusion:
How about the following sentences:
1- Am I doing this correctly? — Yes, you are. ………………………
a) go on
b) carry on
c) continue
c) keep on it
2- No matter what the surrounding people tell you and what they expect from you, ………………………. the way you are going.
a) go on with
b) carry on with
c) continue
c) keep on going
3- Her children have given her the will to………………….her life and her work.
a) go on with
b) carry on with
c) continue
c) kept on
4- I asked her to go out with me, but she only laughs. But I will…………………..trying.
a) go on with
b) carry on with
c) continue
c) kept on
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#8
1.: a, b and c are all fine. ‘Kept on’ isn’t as it doesn’t make sense in the context because it means ‘persist’. Meetings don’t persist. Legends can persist, an illness can persist.
2.: only b and c (continued, not kept on) make sense.
Synonyms for ‘continue’ in the WRF Dictionary:
Synonyms:
keep on, carry on, keep going, keep talking, keep reading, keep it up, persist, be prolonged, abide , go on, drag on, endure , hold out, last out, proceed , maintain , keep up, remain , stay , resume , stretch , survive , subsist
London Calling, why in my original example #2 the first choice (go on) doesn’t work, while in #1 does? Is it a matter of personale preference?
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#9
You need to tell us what you think first.
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#10
You need to tell us what you think first.
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Thank you London Calling
Actually, excepting «keep on» which for me as well has a connotation of persistence, all the other choices mean the same. So while «go on» works for the first sentence, I think it should work in second sentence as well. The same goes for all four sentences which I replied to your answer too.
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#11
London Calling, why in my original example #2 the first choice (go on) doesn’t work, while in #1 does?
Is it a matter of personale preference?
2- He………………….his father’s business.
a) went on
b) carried on
c) continued
c) kept on
It isn’t a question of personal preference, it’s a question of meaning. The sentence means he continued to manage/run his father’s business: he went on to manage/run his father’s business doesn’t mean that, it means something different: at some time in the future he would run his father’s business. Thinking about it though He kept on his father’s business is also possible.
As regards your post 7:
1- Am I doing this correctly? — Yes, you are. ………………………
a) go on This would sound a little strange here.
b) carry onMy preference.
c) continueA little stilted.
c) keep on it
2- No matter what the surrounding people tell you and what they expect from you, ………………………. the way you are going.
I can’t comment on this because the sentence isn’t in natural English (and we’re not allowed to re-write sentences).
a) go on with
b) carry on with
c) continue
d) keep on going
3- Her children have given her the will to………………….her life and her work.
a) go on with
b) carry on with
c) continue
d)
kept
keep on
4- I asked her to go out with me, but she only laughs. But I will…………………..trying.
a) go on with
b) carry on with
c) continue
d)
kept
keep on
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Решение
Перевод задания
Напишите предложение для каждого слова / фразы.
1. (на данный момент)
2. (по воскресеньям)
3. (летом)
4. (всегда)
5. (прямо сейчас)
6. (зимой)
7. (никогда)
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4. (always) I always help my mother in the kitchen.
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Unit 137- Part A
We often use verbs with the following words:
| in out |
on off |
up down |
away back |
round through |
about along |
over forward |
by |
So you can say look out / get on / take off / run away etc. These are phrasal verbs.
We often use on/off/out etc. with verbs of movement. For example:
| get on drive off come back turn round |
• The bus was full. We couldn’t get on. • A woman got into the car and drove off. • Sally is leaving tomorrow and coming back on Saturday. • When I touched him on the shoulder, he turned round. |
| But often the second word (on/off/out etc.) gives a special meaning to the verb. For example: | |
| break down look out take off get on get by |
• Sorry I’m late. The car broke down. (= the engine stopped working) • Look out! There’s a car coming. (= be careful) • It was my first flight. I was nervous as the plane took off. (= went into the air) • How was the exam? How did you get on? (= How did you do?) • My French isn’t very good, but it’s enough to get by. (= manage) |
For more phrasal verbs, see Units 138-145.
Unit 137- Part B
Sometimes a phrasal verb is followed by a preposition. For example:
| phrasal verb |
preposition |
|
| run away keep up look up look forward |
from with at to |
• Why did you run away from me? • You’re walking too fast. I can’t keep up with you. • We looked up at the plane as it flew above us. • Are you looking forward to your holiday? |
Unit 137- Part C
Exercises
{slide=1 Complete each sentence using a verb from A + a word from B.}
Complete each sentence using a verb from A (in the correct form) + a word from B. You can use a word more than once.
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}2 sit down
3 flew away
4 get out
5 speak up
6 get by
7 gone up
8 looked round{end-tooltip}
| A{xtypo_rounded3}fly get go look sit speak{/xtypo_rounded3} | B{xtypo_rounded3}away by down on out round up {/xtypo_rounded3} |
1 The bus was full. We couldn’t get in .
2 I’ve been standing for the last two hours. I’m going to ________________ for a bit.
3 A cat tried to catch the bird, but it ________________ just in time.
4 We were trapped in the building. We couldn’t ________________.
5 I can’t hear you very well. Can you ________________ a little?
6 ‘Do you speak German?’ ‘Not very well, but I can ________________.’
7 House prices are very high. They’ve ________________ a lot in the last few years.
8 I thought there was somebody behind me, but when I ________________, there was nobody there.
{/slide} {slide=2 Complete the sentences using a word from A and a word from B.}Complete the sentences using a word from A and a word from B. You can use a word more than once.
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}2 back at
3 up to
4 forward to
5 away with
6 up at
7 in through{end-tooltip}
| A{xtypo_rounded3}away back forward in up{/xtypo_rounded3} | B{xtypo_rounded3}at through to with{/xtypo_rounded3} |
1 You’re walking too fast. I can’t keep up with you.
2 My holidays are nearly over. Next week I’ll be ____________ work.
3 We went ____________ the top floor of the building to admire the view.
4 Are you looking ____________ the party next week?
5 There was a bank robbery last week. The robbers got ____________ £50,000.
6 I love to look ____________ the stars in the sky at night.
7 I was sitting in the kitchen when suddenly a bird flew ____________ the open window.
{/slide} {slide=3 Complete the sentences using the following verbs.}Complete the sentences using the following verbs + it/them/me:
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}2 wake me up
3 get it out
4 give them back
5 switch it on
6 take them off{end-tooltip}
1 They gave me a form and told me to fill it in .
2 I’m going to bed now. Can you ___________ at 6.30?
3 I’ve got something in my eye and I can’t ___________.
4 I don’t like it when people borrow things and don’t ___________.
5 I want to use the kettle. How do I ___________?
6 My shoes are dirty. I’d better ___________ before going into the house. {/slide} {slide=4 Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.}Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use a noun (this newspaper etc.) or a pronoun (it/them etc.) + the word in brackets (away/up etc.).
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}3 I have to take them back
4 We can turn the television off or We can turn off the television
5 I knocked it over
6 I don’t want to wake her up.
7 (example answer) You should put your coat on or You should put on your coat.
8 I was able to put it out
9 (example answer) they’ve put the price(s) up or they’ve put up the price(s)
10 Shall I turn the lightlsl on? or Shall I turn on the lighi(s)?{end-tooltip}
1 Don’t throw away this newspaper I want to keep it. (away)
2 ‘Do you want this postcard?’ ‘No, you can throw it away .’ (away)
3 I borrowed these books from the library. I have to take _______________ tomorrow. (back)
4 We can turn _______________. Nobody is watching it. (off)
5 A: How did the vase get broken?
B: I’m afraid I knocked _______________ while I was cleaning. (over)
6 Shh! My mother is asleep. I don’t want to wake _______________. (up)
7 It’s quite cold. You should put _______________ if you’re going out. (on)
8 It was only a small fire. I was able to put _______________ quite easily. (out)
9 A: Is this hotel more expensive than when we stayed here last year?
B: Yes, they’ve put _______________. (up)
10 It’s a bit dark in this room. Shall I turn _______________? (on)
{/slide}