keep

Naija

Alternative forms

• put 0.68 4593, clean 0.67 607, feed 0.64 130, maintain 0.64 182, buy 0.63 1711, cut 0.62 495, eat 0.62 336, build 0.62 946, repair 0.62 154

Etymology

Borrowed from English keep

Pronunciation

• kip

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 23
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 404
• Frequency in raw corpus: 732
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 471

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Verb

keep: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. mark-obj (frequency:35)

   Mama say come on, keep quiet!  — (WAZL_15_MC-Abi_MG__171, My mum said, come on, keep quiet!)

   E go hard De Ligt to keep im place  — (brila__561, __no translation__)

2. - (frequency:26)

   E fit even loose am keep.  — (jw__48430, __no translation__)

   This promise na serious one wey we suppose keep.  — (jw__42266, __no translation__)

3. obl:arg (frequency:21)

   But no be sey dem go carry pikin keep for me for house o make haha.  — (NST_cleaned__16113, __no translation__)

   Den, I go con cut di leaves, everyting, keep for side, carry my acha.  — (JOS_12_How-To-Prepare-Gote-Soup_MG__17, Then, I will cut the leaves, everything, keep it on the side, carry my acha.)

4. obj (frequency:17)

   Wash everything keep am.  — (deuber__3976, __no translation__)

   Mama say come on, keep quiet!  — (NST_cleaned__41312, __no translation__)

5. cc-obj (frequency:8)

   But how we go take get this kind better sense and keep am?  — (jw__11392, __no translation__)

   Meh God bless, and keep una all di power wey dey for dis world...  — (NST_cleaned__37227, __no translation__)

6. aux-obj (frequency:6)

   Okay all di money wey de recover where dey keep am, where e dey enter?  — (JOS_28_Exams_DG__208, Okay, all the monies that they are recovering, where are they keeping it ? Where did it enter ?)

   Dey fed dem with grass wey dey grow for di abandon building where dey keep dem  — (bbc__30222, __no translation__)

7. nsubj (frequency:3)

   I keep, my friend keep am here.  — (NST_cleaned__16844, __no translation__)

   I keep, I give am for my friend.  — (NST_cleaned__16843, __no translation__)

8. mark (frequency:2)

   Why Babylon be correct place to keep “Wickedness”?  — (jw__46169, __no translation__)

   Israel people for Zechariah time, know sey Babylon na the correct place to keep “Wickedness.” That time, wicked people full Babylon no be small.  — (jw__17376, __no translation__)

9. ccomp (frequency:2)

   You know di oder day, I bring am, keep am sey, mah I dey, I dey come,  — (ENU_27_Mechanic-Guys_DG__162, You know the other day I brought, kept it and said that I'll return.)

   Ah di use leave weh de name na 'Eboko' for kontri tok and ah di give some rope make woman tie for e waist, den rules dem weh de woman no suppose keep for get belle.  — (bbc__211, __no translation__)

10. advcl (frequency:2)

    Switzerland, US, Jersey Island na some of di countries where General Sani Abacha steal money keep when im rule Nigeria.  — (bbc__92837, __no translation__)

    Im say early detection dey very important to help di woman make important decision like wen she go get belle, di kain treatment she go get especially for surgery and weda she go harvest her eggs keep till wen she ready for pikin.  — (bbc__59106, __no translation__)

11. advmod (frequency:2)

    So di next option now is either for us to find way buy generator, follow keep for di back.  — (LAG_19_Nepa-Wahala_DG__100, So, the next option now is either for us to find a way to buy generators and also keep at the back.)

    President Akufo-Addo reveal say dem no count how many jobs dey now, sake of dem chop power no keep but dem still dey compile data so in like two to three months dem go know.  — (bbc__83061, __no translation__)

12. dep-obj (frequency:2)

    You know di oder day, I bring am, keep am sey, mah I dey, I dey come,  — (NST_cleaned__6500, __no translation__)

    Diabetes depend on genetic and environment factor but you fit help keep your blood sugar level in check wit healthy diet and lifestyle wit plenti exercise.  — (bbc__39870, __no translation__)

Synonymes

• put 0.68 4593, clean 0.67 607, feed 0.64 130, maintain 0.64 182, buy 0.63 1711, cut 0.62 495, eat 0.62 336, build 0.62 946, repair 0.62 154

Antonymes

• put 0.68 4593, clean 0.67 607, feed 0.64 130, maintain 0.64 182, buy 0.63 1711, cut 0.62 495, eat 0.62 336, build 0.62 946, repair 0.62 154

Translations

• English: no definition