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Kept Gifts & Housewares located in Dartmouth across from Halifax Nova Scotia, offers a balance of locally sourced goods & fine gifts and home decor. The blend of Land and Sea found in the Maritimes inspires a Modern shop for locals, those away and from away.
The meaning of KEPT is past tense and past participle of keep.
adjective. usually humorous uk / kept / us / kept /. kept woman/man. someone who does not work but is instead given money and a place to live by the person she or he is having a sexual relationship with: If he'd married her, he would have become a kept man. See more.
1. a. : to retain in one's possession or power. kept the money we found. b. : to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing. kept the news back. c. : to have in control. keep your temper. 2. : to take notice of by appropriate conduct : fulfill: such as. a. : to be faithful to. keep a promise. b. : to act fittingly in relation to.
having the expression of principles, ideas, etc., controlled, dominated, or determined by one whose money provides support: a kept press; a kept writer. kept. / kɛpt / verb. the past tense and past participle of keep. kept womanpejorative. a woman maintained by a man as his mistress. Discover More. Other Words From. un·kept adjective.
past tense, past participle of keep. Definition of kept verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Keep (a common word) and retain (a more formal one) agree in meaning to continue to have or hold, as opposed to losing, parting with, or giving up: to keep a book for a week. To reserve is to keep for some future use, occasion, or recipient, or to hold back for a time: to reserve judgment.
to stay, or make something stay, in a particular place or condition: When there's a crisis at work, it's important for managers to keep calm and be supportive. keep sth moving/working/operating You must keep the assembly line moving at a steady rate. keep sth organized / clean / available.
If you keepout of something, you avoid getting involved in it. You can also say that you keep someone off, away from, or out of something. I managed to stick to the diet and keep off sweet foods. [VERB preposition/adverb] The best way to keep babies off sugar is to go back to the natural diet.
If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. The noise kept him awake. People had to burn these trees to keep warm during harsh winters.
