# kept

Pronunciation: say "KEPT" /ˈkɛpt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of keep. — simple past and past participle of keep
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of keep. Use this form for keeping that happened in the past.
   - _He kept the old photographs in a shoebox under his bed._
   - _She has kept a journal every day since she was twelve._

## Origin

This is the past tense of "keep," coming from Middle English kept (also kepte), from Old English cēpte.

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