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Definition of keep at phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

keep at

phrasal verb

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keep at something

to continue working at something
- Come on, keep at it—you've nearly finished!
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keep somebody at something

to make somebody continue working at something
- He kept us at it all day.

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keep on (at somebody) (about somebody/something)

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