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

keep to

phrasal verb
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keep to something
  1. to avoid leaving a path, road, etc. synonym stick to something
    • Keep to the track—the land is very boggy around here.
  2. to talk or write only about the subject that you are supposed to talk or write about
    • Nothing is more irritating than people who do not keep to the point.
  3. to do what you have promised or agreed to do
    • to keep to an agreement/an undertaking/a plan
    Extra Examples
    • If we all keep to the agreement there won't be any problems.
    • It was difficult for the team to keep to the plan.
  4. to stay in and not leave a particular place or position
    • She's nearly 90 and mostly keeps to her room.
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