| VERB | social | keep on, retain, continue, keep | allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature |
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| Meaning | Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | retain, continue, keep | |
| Broader | prolong, sustain, keep up | lengthen or extend in duration or space |
| Similar to | continue, persist in | Do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop |
| Spanish | conservar, continuar, durar, quedarse, seguir | |
| Catalan | conservar, continuar | |
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