keep from
phrasal verbkeep from something | keep yourself from something
- to prevent yourself from doing something
- keep from doing something She could hardly keep from laughing.
- I just managed to keep myself from falling.
keep somebody from something
- to prevent somebody from doing something
- I hope I'm not keeping you from your work.
- I must go now. I've kept you from your dinner too long.
- keep somebody from doing something The church bells keep me from sleeping.
keep something from somebody
- to avoid telling somebody something
- I think we ought to keep the truth from him until he's better.
- They don’t keep anything from each other.
keep something from something
- to make something stay out of something
- She could not keep the dismay from her voice.